The use of the lytic D29 mycobacteriophages for accelerated determination of the drug sensitivity of tuberculosis mycobacteria to first and second-line anti-TB drugs in clinical isolates obtained after initial cultivation

Conclusions: The method for determining drug sensitivity using lytic mycobacteriophage was accelerated up to 5 days, simple to implement and cost-effective.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - October 28, 2020 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Vladimirsky, M., Lapenkova, M., Alyapkina, Y., Vasilyeva, I., Arustamova, G., Philippov, P. Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: research