%0 Journal Article
%T Combination of the MODS Assay with the Sensititre<sup>TM</sup> MYCOTB Plate for Rapid  Detection of MDR- and XDR-TB
%A Parichat Salee
%A La¡¯Chia Harrison
%A Kim Dionne
%A Carole McArthur
%A Nicole Parrish
%J Journal of Tuberculosis Research
%P 101-105
%@ 2329-8448
%D 2014
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/jtr.2014.23012
%X We combined the new Sensititre<sup>TM</sup> MYCOTB test with the MODS assay for detection of MDR- and XDR-TB. Categorical agreement of the MODS assay with the critical concentrations at 3 days of incubation was highest for INH (91.4%) and RIF (100%) and at 5 days 86.7% and 94.6% for the fluoroquinolones and aminoglycosides, respectively. By combining these two methods, it is possible to identify MDR-TB in as little as 3 days and XDR- or pre-XDR-TB within 5 days.
%K Tuberculosis
%K Susceptibility Testing
%K MODS
%K MYCOTB
%K MDR-TB
%K XDR-TB
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=49437