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Table 2 Comparison of TEMA and APM for antimycobacterial susceptibility testing of Non-tubercular mycobacterial isolates

From: In-vitro antimycobacterial drug susceptibility testing of non-tubercular mycobacteria by tetrazolium microplate assay

 

APM

 

STR

RIF

ETH

CIP

OFL

ATH

CLA

TEMA

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

R

S

R

Sensitive

43

1

45

0

36

0

50

0

53

0

43

0

45

0

Resistant

1

10

1

9

0

19

0

5

1

1

1

11

1

9

Total

44

11

46

9

36

19

50

5

54

1

44

11

46

9

Percentage

(80%)

(20%)

(83.6%)

(16.4%)

(65.5%)

(34.5%)

(91%)

(9%)

(98.2%)

(1.8%)

(80%)

(20%)

(83.6%)

(16.4%)

Concordance

96.4%

98%

100%

100%

98%

98%

98%

  1. TEMA: Tetrazolium Microplate Assay, STR: Streptomycin, RIF: Rifampicin, ETH: Ethambutol, CIP: Ciprofloxacin, OFL: Ofloxacin, ATH: Azithromycin, CLA: Clarithromycin, S: Sensitive, R: Resistant.