title: Comparison of the proportion method with mycobacteria growth indicator tube and E-test for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Ondokuz Mayýs University Medical School, Samsun, Turkey.
authors.forename: Asuman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Birinci
authors.forename: Ahmet Yilmaz
authors.initials: AY
authors.lastname: Coban
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ekinci
authors.forename: Belma
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Durupinar
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D008826:Microbial Sensitivity Tests / Q000379:methods; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents