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Blood agar for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis against first-line drugs
Coban, AY; Cihan, CC; Bilgin, K; Uzun, M; Akgunes, A; Cetinkaya, E; Durupinar, B (Int Union Against Tuberculosis Lung Disease (I U A T L D), 2006)OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the performance of blood agar for the susceptibility testing of 50 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates against isoniazid (INH), rifampicin (RMP), streptomycin (SM) and ethambutol (EMB). ... -
The resazurin microplate method for rapid detection of vancomycin resistance in enterococci
Coban, AY; Darka, O; Fisgin, NT; Cihan, CC; Bilgin, K; Akgunes, A; Durupinar, B (Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2005)Vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) are a serious challenge for physicians because of the limited treatment options for infections caused by this organism. Prevention of VRE transmission in hospitals requires early ... -
Susceptibilities of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid and rifampin on blood agar
Coban, AY; Bilgin, K; Uzun, M; Fisgin, NT; Akgunes, A; Cihan, CC; Durupinar, B (Amer Soc Microbiology, 2005)In this study, blood agar was used instead of 7H10 agar for the susceptibility testing of 34 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to isoniazid (INH) and rifampin (RIF) in accordance with the NCCLS. The BACTEC ... -
Two new colorimetric methods for early detection of vancomycin and oxacillin resistance in Staphylococcus aureus
Coban, AY; Bozdogan, B; Cihan, CC; Cetinkaya, E; Bilgin, K; Darka, O; Appelbaum, PC (Amer Soc Microbiology, 2006)We developed two colorimetric methods for the detection of vancomycin- and oxacillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in <= 6 h: (i) a nitrate reductase assay and (ii) a resazurin microplate method. MICs agreed with results ...