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Category: Clinical Microbiology
Susceptibility Test Methods: Mycobacteria, Nocardia, and Other Actinomycetes, Page 1 of 2
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This chapter has four major sections. First is a brief review of antimicrobial agents used to treat mycobacterial infections. This is followed by a discussion of methods used to test susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex to first- and second-line agents. Methods described are agar proportion, rapid broth systems, broth microdilution, and molecular techniques, which are being used with increasing frequency. The next topic is susceptibility testing of nontuberculous mycobacteria by broth microdilution, focusing on Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacterium kansasii, Mycobacterium marinum, and the rapidly growing mycobacteria. The last section covers susceptibility testing of Nocardia species by broth microdilution and includes a brief discussion of other aerobic actinomycetes.
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Antimicrobial agents recommended for primary treatment of common mycobacterial infections a
Antimicrobial agents recommended for primary treatment of common mycobacterial infections a
Genes associated with drug resistance in M. tuberculosis
Genes associated with drug resistance in M. tuberculosis
Test concentrations a of antimycobacterial agents against M. tuberculosis complex
Test concentrations a of antimycobacterial agents against M. tuberculosis complex
Guidelines for selection of the dilution of a specimen concentrate prior to inoculation of 7H10 medium for susceptibility testing using the direct method
Guidelines for selection of the dilution of a specimen concentrate prior to inoculation of 7H10 medium for susceptibility testing using the direct method
Antimycobacterial agents, interpretative criteria, and quality control recommendations for testing M. avium complex by broth microdilution
Antimycobacterial agents, interpretative criteria, and quality control recommendations for testing M. avium complex by broth microdilution
Secondary antimycobacterial agents and MIC values indicating resistance for testing M. kansasii and other slowly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (excluding M. avium complex) a
Secondary antimycobacterial agents and MIC values indicating resistance for testing M. kansasii and other slowly growing nontuberculous mycobacteria (excluding M. avium complex) a
Broth microdilution interpretive criteria for rapidly growing mycobacteria a
Broth microdilution interpretive criteria for rapidly growing mycobacteria a
Broth microdilution breakpoints for Nocardia a
Broth microdilution breakpoints for Nocardia a