title: Clinical mycobacteriology. Drug susceptibility testing.
abstract: An update on drug susceptibility testing is provided on methods for testing Mycobacteria tuberculosis, Mycobacteria avium, and rapidly growing mycobacteria. Emphasis is placed on the techniques that are currently available in clinical laboratories, and a critical overview is offered for some methods undergoing development.
authors.affiliation: Mycobacteriology Laboratory, National Jewish Center for Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Denver, Colorado, USA.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Heifets
mesh_terms: D004352:Drug Resistance, Microbial; D008156:Luciferases; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests; D009161:Mycobacterium / Q000187:drug effects*; D015269:Mycobacterium avium Complex / Q000187:drug effects; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects; D009170:Nontuberculous Mycobacteria / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D008156:Luciferases