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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Rapid detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Cotonou (Benin) using two low-cost colorimetric methods: Resazurin and nitrate reductase assays
Journal of Medical Microbiology, Volume 57, No. 8, Year 2008
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We have evaluated two simple, rapid and low-cost colorimetric methods for the detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis. A total of 151 M. tuberculosis strains were tested for resistance to rifampicin (RMP) and isoniazid by resazurin microplate assay (REMA) and nitrate reductase assay (NRA) in comparison with the conventional proportion method (PM) on Löwenstein-Jensen medium. A complete agreement was found between NRA and PM, while one false RMP-susceptible result was found by REMA. REMA and NRA tests are rapid and inexpensive, and could be good alternatives to the conventional PM in low-resource countries. © 2008 SGM.
Authors & Co-Authors
Affolabi, Dissou
Benin, Cotonou
Laboratoire de Référence Des Mycobactéries
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Sanoussi, N'Dira
Benin, Cotonou
Laboratoire de Référence Des Mycobactéries
Odoun, Mathieu
Benin, Cotonou
Laboratoire de Référence Des Mycobactéries
Martin, Anandi
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Switzerland, Geneva
Medecins Sans Frontieres
Koukpemedji, Louis
Benin, Cotonou
Laboratoire de Référence Des Mycobactéries
Palomino, Juan Carlos
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Kestens, Luc L.
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Anagonou, Sévérin Yehouénou
Benin, Cotonou
Laboratoire de Référence Des Mycobactéries
Portaels, Françoise Ç.Oise
Belgium, Antwerpen
Prins Leopold Instituut Voor Tropische Geneeskunde
Statistics
Citations: 18
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1099/jmm.0.2008/000406-0
ISSN:
00222615
Study Locations
Benin