title: Molecular detection of resistance to antituberculous therapy.
abstract: Drug-resistant tuberculosis is becoming increasingly common and represents a worldwide threat. Therefore, new approaches for the rapid susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are needed to replace traditional culture-based methods. This article presents the genetic background of drug resistance in tubercle bacillus, and the methods currently available for genotypic susceptibility testing.
authors.affiliation: Mycobacterial Reference Laboratory, National Public Health Institute, Kiinamyllynkatu 13, 20520 Turku, Finland.
authors.forename: Harri J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Marttila
authors.forename: Hanna
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Soini
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics*; D006801:Humans; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000382:microbiology
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents