Microscopic Observation Drug Susceptibility (MODS) Assay: A Convenient Method for Determining Antibiogram of Clinical Isolates of

Enid Owusu, Mercy Jemima Newman

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Article in Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 8 citations in OpenAlex.

Molecular characterization and drug resistance patterns of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex in extrapulmonary tuberculosis patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.PloS one · 2020
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Enid OwusuDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Biomedical and Allied Health Sciences, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 25, Accra, Ghana.ORCID 0000-0003-1100-5379

Mercy Jemima NewmanDepartment of Medical Microbiology, University of Ghana Medical School, University of Ghana, P.O. Box LG 25, Accra, Ghana.

University of Ghana · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

(1) Background: Present methods for drug susceptibility tests (DST) rely on culture methods that are sophisticated and relatively faster, or a slow and cheaper option. These methods frustrate disease control; therefore, there is a need for methods that incorporate key functions of microscopy and culture, with reduced cost burden and sophistry. Thus, the purpose of this study was to identify which, among the most commonly used (in Ghana) methods, can conveniently be used at health centers located in rural areas for effective DST determination of

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MODSMycobacterium tuberculosissusceptibilitytuberculosis

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PMID31991795

DOI10.3390/medsci8010005

PMCPMC7151611

OpenAlexW3001198639

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