Open AccessDirect Resazurin Microplate Assay in Drug Susceptibility Testing of Smear-Positive Sputum Samples against Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Jamil Nin,
Wahab Wnawa,
Ali Ia,
Mohammad Lukman Yahaya
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
the malaysian journal of medical sciences/the malaysian journal of medical science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.394
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 2180-4303
pISSN - 1394-195X
DOI - 10.21315/mjms2018.25.6.6
Subject(s) - resazurin , rifampicin , mycobacterium tuberculosis , isoniazid , tuberculosis , sputum , serial dilution , microbiology and biotechnology , streptomycin , drug resistance , drug , medicine , chemistry , antibiotics , biology , pharmacology , pathology , alternative medicine
A new direct microplate-based colorimetric drug susceptibility test that omits the initial isolation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from sputum specimens was evaluated.