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Test ID: MTBV2
Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex, Broth Method

Useful For Suggests clinical disorders or settings where the test may be helpful

Rapid, qualitative susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates growing in pure culture

 

Affirming the initial choice of chemotherapy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections

 

Confirming the emergence of drug resistance

 

Guiding the choice of alternate agents for therapy for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infections

Testing Algorithm Delineates situation(s) when tests are added to the initial order. This includes reflex and additional tests.

 

Special Instructions and Forms Describes specimen collection and preparation information, test algorithms, and other information pertinent to test. Also includes pertinent information and consent forms to be used when requesting a particular test

Method Name A short description of the method used to perform the test

Broth Dilution at Critical Drug Concentrations

Reporting Name A shorter/abbreviated version of the Published Name for a test; an abbreviated test name

Susceptibility, Mtb Complex, Broth

Aliases Lists additional common names for a test, as an aid in searching

Acid-Fast Bacilli (AFB)
AFB (Acid-Fast Bacilli)
Antibiotic Susceptibility
Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Bacillus, Acid-Fast
MTB (Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
Mycobacteria Antimicrobial Susceptibility (MIC) (Minimum Inhibitory Concentration)
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB)
Susceptibility Testing
Susceptibility, Mycobacterium tuberculosis
TB (Tuberculosis)
Tubercle Bacilli: Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB)