INVESTIGATION OF THE SUSCEPTIBILITIES OF MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS COMPLEX STRAINS TO MAJOR ANTITUBERCULOSIS DRUGS WITH BACTEC MGIT 960 SYSTEM

Kurtoglu M. G., Kesli R., Terzi Y., BAYKAN M.

NOBEL MEDICUS, vol.7, no.1, pp.42-48, 2011 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2011
  • Journal Name: NOBEL MEDICUS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.42-48
  • Keywords: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, drug resistance, tuberculosis, multi-drug resistance, PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, RESISTANCE RATES, WESTERN TURKEY, POPULATION
  • Ondokuz Mayıs University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objective: The study was designed to investigate retrospectively the resistance rates of tuberculosis-causing mycobacteria, isolated in the microbiology and clinical microbiology laboratories of Konya Research and Education Hospital.