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A new rapid and simple colorimetric method to detect pyrazinamide resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis using nicotinamide.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2006
Martin Anandi, Takiff Howard, Vandamme Peter, Swings Jean, Palomino Juan Carlos, Portaels Françoise
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: 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. METHODS: We have tested M. tuberculosis isolates using nicotinamide in a 96-well format with the redox indicator resazurin (REMA) and compared results using the BACTEC 460-TB system with two concentrations of...
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