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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2000, p. 4663-4664, Vol. 38, No. 12
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Comparison of Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using the ESP Culture System II with That Using the BACTEC Method

P. Ruiz, F. J. Zerolo, and M. J. Casal*

Mycobacteria Reference Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain

Received 5 April 2000/Returned for modification 29 May 2000/Accepted 7 October 2000

The ESP Culture System II was evaluated for its capacity to test the susceptibility of 389 cultures of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to streptomycin, rifampin, ethambutol, and isoniazid. Good agreement with results with the BACTEC TB 460 was found. ESP II is a reliable, rapid, and automated method for performing susceptibility testing.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Mycobacteria Reference Center, Faculty of Medicine, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain. Phone: 34-957-218284. Fax: 34-957-218229. E-mail: mi3relur{at}lucano.uco.es.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, December 2000, p. 4663-4664, Vol. 38, No. 12
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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