Article
Development of rifapentine susceptibility tests for Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jan 1999
Heifets L, Sanchez T, Vanderkolk J, Pham V
Abstract excerpt
Two methods for testing the susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to rifapentine have been developed: the agar proportion method and the radiometric BACTEC technique. A critical concentration of 0.5 microg of rifapentine per ml is proposed for both methods since it provides a reliable mean...
Topics
- Antitubercular Agents
- Colony Count, Microbial
- Culture Media
- Drug Resistance, Microbial
- Humans
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Quality Control
- Rifampin