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Chinese Journal of Antituberculosis ›› 2013, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (6): 463-467.

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Research progress of phenotype detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility

SHEN Xiao-na, ZHAO Yan-lin, XIAO He-ping   

  1. Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University,Shanghai 200433,China
  • Received:2013-02-20 Online:2013-06-10 Published:2013-07-02
  • Contact: XIAO He-ping E-mail:xiaoheping_sars@163.com

Abstract: The epidemic situation of global drug-resistant tuberculosis is still severe, particularly in China. The phenotype detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug susceptibility still plays an important role in the diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis. This paper discussed the research progress of various phenotypic drug susceptibility testing methods at home and abroad in recent years, summarized the sensitivities, specificities of various methods and their advantages and disadvantages, which will provide a basis for selecting drug susceptibility test methods in clinical laboratories according to the different demand.

Key words: Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Microbial sensitivity tests, Phenotype