Transportation of sputum samples in cetylpyridinium chloride for drug resistance studies from remote areas of Odisha, India | Zendy

Dasarathi Das | Zendy; Bhagirathi Dwibedi | Zendy; Shantanu Kumar Kar | Zendy

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Transportation of sputum samples in cetylpyridinium chloride for drug resistance studies from remote areas of Odisha, India

Author(s) -

Dasarathi Das,

Bhagirathi Dwibedi,

Shantanu Kumar Kar

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.4384

Subject(s) - sputum , cetylpyridinium chloride , mycobacterium tuberculosis , microbiology and biotechnology , tuberculosis , medicine , sputum culture , veterinary medicine , nontuberculous mycobacteria , drug resistance , surgery , mycobacterium , chemistry , biology , pathology , pulmonary surfactant , biochemistry

Antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is required for successful treatment of patients, mainly in retreatment cases which necessitate isolation of mycobacteria from sputum samples within 24-48 hours. In situations where transportation of sputum is required, the use of cetylpyridinium chloride (CPC) effectively sustains the viability of mycobacteria up to two weeks.

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