Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex (MTC) Strains Isolated from Tuberculosis Cases in Our Mycobacteriology Laboratory and Their Antituberculosis Drug Susceptibilities in 2002 Mi̇kobakteri̇yoloji̇ Laboratuarimizda 2002 Yilinda Tüberküloz Olgularindan İzole Edi̇len Mycobacterium tuberculosis Kompleks (MTC) Suşlari ve Anti̇tüberküloz İlaç Duyarlilik Sonuçlari
Gulhane Medical Journal, cilt.45, sa.3, ss.256-262, 2003 (Scopus, TRDizin)
- Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
- Cilt numarası: 45 Sayı: 3
- Basım Tarihi: 2003
- Dergi Adı: Gulhane Medical Journal
- Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
- Sayfa Sayıları: ss.256-262
- Anahtar Kelimeler: Antituberculosis Drug Susceptibility, Mycobacteria Cultures, Mycobacteriology Laboratory, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Tuberculosis
- Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet
Özet
Mycobacteriology laboratories have an important role in definitive diagnosis of tuberculosis which reoccurs as a life-threatening health problem on both the population and individual basis. In our mycobacteriology laboratory, 2969 samples were drawn from 1418 patients with suspected tuberculosis in 2002. In this study, we evaluated the distribution of specimens according to the site of collection and clinics, results of routine diagnostic methods for laboratory identification of tuberculosis (microscopic examination, classic and radiometric culture methods) and susceptibilities of 63 Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTC) isolates to antituberculosis drugs, retrospectively.