Fluorescein diacetate vital staining for detecting viability of acid-fast bacilli in patients on antituberculosis treatment

Fluorescein diacetate vital staining for detecting viability of acid-fast bacilli in patients on antituberculosis treatment

Objective: To determine the performance of FDA vital staining method in detecting viability of acid fast bacilli in comparison with culture and also its correlation with conventional drug susceptibility testing results for isoniazid and rifampicin. Design: The study was conducted from Jan 2014 to Ju...

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Main Authors: Swapna Kanade, Gita Nataraj, Milind Ubale, Preeti Mehta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
Subjects:
Fluorescein diacetate
Tuberculosis
Vital staining
Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2016;volume=5;issue=3;spage=294;epage=298;aulast=Kanade

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