Evaluation of MODS assay for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to second-line drugs in a tertiary care tuberculosis hospital in China - 19/09/14
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In this study we evaluated the performance of microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) assay for rapid detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistance to second-line drugs. 246 multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis clinical isolates were used to compare MODS with the agar proportion method for rapid detection of resistance to 8 second-line drugs: ofloxacin, amikacin, kanamycin, capreomycin, ethionamide, cycloserine, ciprofloxacin and para-aminosalicylic acid. The sensitivity of the MODS for different drugs ranged from 88.1% to 100%, whereas the specificity ranged from 92.3% to 100%. Results for MODS assay were obtained in a median time of 7 days (range 5–18). Thus MODS assay could be used as a fast, reliable and inexpensive method for detection of M. tuberculosis resistance to second-line drugs in resource-limited settings.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Second-line drugs, Drug resistance, MODS
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Vol 94 - N° 5
P. 506-510 - septembre 2014 Retour au numéroBienvenue sur EM-consulte, la référence des professionnels de santé.
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