In vitro sensitivity of Mycobacterium lepraemurium for antimycobacterial drugs

The sensitivity of Mycobacterium lepraemurium for isoniazide, dapsone, ethionamide, pyrazinamide, rifampicin, p-aminosalicylic acid, ethambutol and various sulfonamides was determined using Ogawa medium. The sensitivities of M. lepraemurium for these drugs are different from those obtained with M. leprae. Our results illustrate that M. lepraemurium is not a model for the drug sensitivities of M. leprae.