Abstract
Patients may harbour both drug susceptible and resistant bacteria, i.e. heteroresistance. We studied mixtures of isoniazid resistant and susceptible Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains. Conventional drug susceptibility testing was the most sensitive whereas the line probe assay and sequencing were not able to detect the clinically relevant 1% proportion of resistant bacteria.
| Original language | English |
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| Journal | Journal of Clinical Microbiology |
| Volume | 51 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| Pages (from-to) | 1596-1599 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 0095-1137 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Bacterial diseases
- Tuberculosis
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Drug resistance
- Drug susceptibility
- Isoniazid
- Detection
- Molecular diagnostic techniques
- Strains
- Sensitivity
- Line probe assay
- Sequencing
- Laboratory techniques and procedures