First-line Drugs

First-Line Drug Susceptibility Testing (SL-DST) for Tuberculosis: Introduction, Principle, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, and Keynotes

 Introduction First-Line Drug Susceptibility Testing (FL-DST or sometimes referred to in context as SL-DST when covering all first-line agents: Rifampicin,…

2 weeks ago

BACTEC MGIT 960: Introduction, Principle, Procedure, Result-Interpretation, Application, and Keynotes

Introduction The system consists of an incubator-reader that can hold up to 960 culture tubes (7 ml size), allowing it to process…

3 weeks ago

SIRE Supplement: Introduction, Composition and Function, Uses, and Keynotes

Introduction The BACTEC™ MGIT™ 960 SIRE Supplement is an essential enrichment used specifically for drug susceptibility testing (DST) of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in the BD BACTEC™…

3 weeks ago