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Drug Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosisThrough the Mycolic Acid Index

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Part of the book series: Methods in Molecular Medicine™ ((MIMM,volume 48))

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Abstract

The methods accepted to determine antimicrobial drug susceptibility of mycobacteria are based on the determination of the microorganisms’ growth on solid or liquid medium containing a specified concentration of a single drug.

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  1. Depanamento de Bioquimica, Faculdad de Medicina, UANL, Nuevo Leon, Mexico

    José M. Viader-Salvadó, Martha Guerrero-Olazarán, Elvira Garza-González & Rolando Tijerina-Menchaca

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  1. Department of Medical Microbiology, Royal Free and University College Medical School, University College London, London, UK

    Stephen H. Gillespie

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Viader-Salvadó, J.M., Guerrero-Olazarán, M., Garza-González, E., Tijerina-Menchaca, R. (2001). Drug Susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosisThrough the Mycolic Acid Index. In: Gillespie, S.H. (eds) Antibiotic Resistence. Methods in Molecular Medicine™, vol 48. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-077-2:13

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