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Multicentre study of nitrate reductase assay for rapid detection of rifampicin-resistant M. tuberculosis.

Mako Shikama, R Ferro e Silva, Gilberto G. Villela, Daisy Nakamura Sato, Maria Conceição Martins, C M S Giampaglia, R F A M da Silva, P Ferro e Silva, María Alice da Silva Telles, Anandi Martin,

PubMed · 2009 · 21 citations · 10 references

Abstract

The results demonstrate the feasibility of NRA for screening resistant strains in sputum samples from patients with pulmonary TB. NRA represents a rapid and low-cost alternative method that might be used in microbiological laboratories where resources are scarce.

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Comparative evaluation of the nitrate reduction assay, the MTT test, and the resazurin microtitre assay for drug susceptibility testing of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Ernesto Montoro, Dihadenys Lemus, Miguel Echemendía et al. · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2005 · 172 citations · Full text

Rapid and Inexpensive Drug Susceptibility Testing of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> with a Nitrate Reductase Assay

Kristian Ängeby, Lisbeth Klintz, Sven Hoffner · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2002 · 161 citations · Full text

Rapid alternative methods for detection of rifampicin resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

D. Lemus · Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2004 · 73 citations · Full text

Drug Susceptibility Testing of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> by a Nitrate Reductase Assay Applied Directly on Microscopy-Positive Sputum Samples

Ramli Musa, Marta Ambroggi, Alejandro Souto et al. · Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2005 · 64 citations · Full text

Evaluation of sputum decontamination methods for Mycobacterium tuberculosis using viable colony counts and flow cytometry

Tamara Burdz, Joyce Wolfe, Amin Kabani · Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease · 2003 · 53 citations

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