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Comparative evaluation of the microplate nitrate reductase assay and the rezasurin microtitre assay for the rapid detection of multidrug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates
Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz; Uzun, Meltem; Akgunes, Alper; Durupinar, Belma (Fundaco Oswaldo Cruz, 2012)The microplate nitrate reductase assay (MNRA) and the rezasurin microtitre assay (REMA) were used for the susceptibility testing of 73 clinical isolates and the results were compared with those that were obtained using the ... -
Comparative Study for Determination of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Susceptibility to First- and Second-Line Antituberculosis Drugs by the Etest Using 7H11, Blood, and Chocolate Agar
Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz; Bilgin, Kemal; Uzun, Meltem; Akgunes, Alper; Yusof, Anne; Durupinar, Belma (Amer Soc Microbiology, 2008)We investigated the performance of blood and chocolate agar as alternatives to Middlebrook 7H11 agar for testing the susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to first-and second-line drugs by the Etest method. A total ... -
Evaluation of Blood Agar Medium for the Growth of Mycobacteria
Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz; Akgunes, Alper; Durupinar, Belma (Ankara Microbiology Soc, 2011)This study was aimed to evaluate the performance of blood agar for the growth of mycobacteria from clinical specimens sent to Mycobacteriology Laboratory of Samsun Chest Diseases Hospital. One hundred fifty six clinical ... -
In Vitro Effect of Ankaferd Blood Stopper (R), a Plant Extract Against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Isolates
Deveci, Aydin; Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz; Tanriverdi Cayci, Yeliz; Acicbe, Ozlem; Tasdelen Fisgin, Nuriye; Akgunes, Alper; Durupinar, Belma (Ankara Microbiology Soc, 2013)Treatment of drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections requires combination of anti-tuberculosis drugs which have several toxic side effects. Thus there is a need for safer and effective new drugs. Ankaferd Blood ... -
In vitro effect of tigecycline against Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a review of the available drugs for tuberculosis
Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz; Deveci, Aydin; Cayci, Yeliz Tanriverdi; Uzun, Meltem; Akgunes, Alper; Durupinar, Belma (Academic Journals, 2011)The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a novel antibiotic drug tigecycline on clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and, reviewing defined anti-tuberculosis effects of available agents. Minimal ... -
Prospective multicentre evaluation of the direct nitrate reductase assay for the rapid detection of extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
Martin, Anandi; Imperiale, Belen; Ravolonandriana, Pascaline; Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz; Akgunes, Alper; Ikram, Aamer; Palomino, Juan Carlos (Oxford Univ Press, 2014)To perform a multicentre study evaluating the performance of the direct nitrate reductase assay (NRA) for the detection of multidrug-resistant (MDR) and extensively drug-resistant (XDR) tuberculosis in sputum samples. The ... -
A rapid detection of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis by a nitrate reductase assay on blood agar
Coban, Ahmet Yilmaz; Cayci, Yeliz Tanriverdi; Deveci, Aydin; Akgunes, Alper; Uzun, Meltem; Durupinar, Belma (Fundaco Oswaldo Cruz, 2011)The susceptibility of 49 Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates to isoniazid (INH) and rifampisin (RIF) (28 multi-drug resistant-tuberculosis samples) was determined by a nitrate reductase assay (NRA) on blood agar. ... -
Resistance for Anti-Tuberculosis Drugs in Central Black Sea Region of Turkey
Bilgin, Salih; Unsal, Meftun; Cebi, Hasan Hamza; Akgunes, Alper (Polskie Towarzystwo Mikrobiologow-Polish Society of Microbiologists, 2010)One of the primary aims in tuberculosis (TB) management is to detect new cases as early as possible, and instigate the most appropriate therapy, for which it is important to know the characteristics of TB drug resistance ...
