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Table 3 Drug concentrations used for the BACTEC MGIT 960 system and the agar proportion method

From: Comparison between the BACTEC MGIT 960 system and the agar proportion method for susceptibility testing of multidrug resistant tuberculosis strains in a high burden setting of South Africa

Drug

BACTEC MGIT 960 system (μg/ml)

Agar proportion method (μg/ml)

STR

1

2

EMB

5

7.5

OFX

1

2

KAN

5

5

  1. STR = Streptomycin, EMB = Ethambutol, OFX = Ofloxacin, KAN = Kanamycin.