Colorimetric Detection of Multidrug-Resistant or Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis by Use of Malachite Green Indicator Dye
- 1 February 2008
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 46 (2), 796-799
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.01435-07
Abstract
The malachite green microtube (MGMT) susceptibility assay was performed directly on sputum specimens ( n = 80) and indirectly on Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates ( n = 60). The technique is based on the malachite green dye, which changes color in response to M. tuberculosis growth. The MGMT assay is simple and rapid and does not require expensive instruments.Keywords
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