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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2000, p. 3834-3836, Vol. 38, No. 10
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of Etest for Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Moses L. Joloba,1 Saralee Bajaksouzian,2 and Michael R. Jacobs2,3

Department of Microbiology, Makerere University Medical School, Kampala, Uganda,1 and Departments of Pathology, Case Western Reserve University,2 and University Hospitals of Cleveland,3 Cleveland, Ohio

Received 22 May 2000/Returned for modification 10 July 2000/Accepted 9 August 2000

The Etest method for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis was compared to the agar proportion method using four first-line agents and two fluoroquinolones. Catergorical agreement between the methods was 100% for rifampin, ethambutol, streptomycin, and ofloxacin and 98% for isoniazid. Results were obtained in 6 to 10 days by Etest. The Etest method is suitable for testing the agents evaluated against M. tuberculosis.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, October 2000, p. 3834-3836, Vol. 38, No. 10
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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