Open AccessA new rapid and simple colorimetric method to detect pyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using nicotinamide
Author(s) -
Audrey N. Martin
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl231
Subject(s) - pyrazinamide , resazurin , nicotinamide , mycobacterium tuberculosis , microbiology and biotechnology , tuberculosis , medicine , chemistry , biology , biochemistry , enzyme , pathology
The purpose of this study was to develop and assess a rapid method for pyrazinamide resistance detection in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using nicotinamide in a colorimetric resazurin assay.
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