The Assessment of Viability of M. Tuberculosis after Exposure to CPC Using Different Methods

Table 2

Mycolic acid index (MAI) values of clinical isolates.

Lab. no.	MAI without CPC	MAI with CPC
Standard H37Rv	816.81	315.005
Isolate 1	3283.01	835.877
Isolate 2	2945.36	1141.29
Isolate 3	1378.99	835.82
Isolate 4	1355.44	755.56
Isolate 5	580.531	294.499
Isolate 6	702.76	452.895

Minimum onefold decrease was observed in the CPC treated samples.