Comparison of the proportion method with mycobacteria growth indicator tube and E-test for susceptibility testing of
Asuman Birinci1, Ahmet Yilmaz Coban, Bora Ekinci
1Department of Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayýs University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey.
Memorias Do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz
|June 6, 2002
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to investigate the correlation between proportion method with mycobacteria growth indicator tube (MGIT) and E-test for Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Forty clinical isolates were tested. MGIT and E-test with the first line antituberculous drugs correlated with the proportion method. Our results suggested that MGIT and E-test methods can be routinely used instead of the proportion method.


