Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 148-152 , February 2010

Evaluation of direct method of drug susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to rifampicin and isoniazid by nitrate reductase assay in a national reference laboratory

  • Potharaju Visalakshi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, LRS Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi 110030, India
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +91-11-26854929x207; fax: +91-11-26568227, +91-9811068236 (Mobile).
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  • Sandeep Kumar Meharwal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, Saba University School Of Medicine, Saba Island, Netherlands Antilles
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  • Vittal Prasad Myneedu

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, LRS Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi 110030, India
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  • Degember Behera

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology, LRS Institute of TB and Respiratory Diseases, Sri Aurobindo Marg, New Delhi 110030, India

Received 8 January 2009 ,Accepted 2 September 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.09.008

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 2 , Pages 148-152 , February 2010

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