Research Article
Molecular and Growth-Based Drug Susceptibility Testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex for Ethambutol Resistance in the United States
Table 2
Cross-tabulation of CDC’s molecular detection with both PHL and CDC growth-based DST results for determination of EMB resistance.
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Including samples with Glu378Ala and Leu355Leu polymorphisms not associated with EMB resistance. CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; PHL: public health laboratory; DST: drug susceptibility testing; EMB: ethambutol; MTBC: Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex; MDDR: molecular detection of drug resistance. |