MGIT TM Procedure Manual - Foundation for Innovative New ...
MGIT TM Procedure Manual - Foundation for Innovative New ...
MGIT TM Procedure Manual - Foundation for Innovative New ...
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TABLE OF CONTENTS<br />
Section III: Drug Susceptibility Testing<br />
A. Primary Drug Susceptibility Testing (SIRE)<br />
1. Introduction<br />
2. Principles of the test<br />
3. Reagents<br />
a. Drugs<br />
b. SIRE supplement<br />
c. Storage<br />
4. <strong>Procedure</strong>s<br />
a. Reconstitution of lyophilized drugs<br />
b. Addition of a drug to the medium<br />
c. Preparation of the inoculum<br />
d. Inoculation and incubation<br />
5. Testing at higher drug concentrations<br />
6. Results<br />
7. Reporting<br />
8. Quality control (QC)<br />
B. Pyrazinamide (PZA) Susceptibility Testing<br />
1. Introduction<br />
2. Principles of the test<br />
3. Reagents<br />
4. <strong>Procedure</strong>s<br />
a. Reconstitution of lyophilized PZA drug<br />
b. Preparation of the inoculum<br />
c. Inoculation and incubation<br />
5. Results<br />
6. Reporting<br />
7. Quality control<br />
C. Secondline Drug Susceptibility Testing<br />
Section IV: References<br />
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