Comparison of Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Using the ESP Culture System II with That Using the BACTEC Method
- 1 December 2000
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 38 (12) , 4663-4664
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.38.12.4663-4664.2000
Abstract
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.Keywords
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