Abstract |
This study is an evaluation of a rapid technique for the differentiation of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex from other mycobacteria, using p-nitro-alpha-acetylamino-beta- hydroxypropiophenone (NAP) as a selective inhibitory agent. A total of 416 coded cultures, 234 cultures belonging to the M. tuberculosis complex and 182 cultures belonging to 35 other mycobacterial species, were tested in two laboratories for p-nitro-alpha-acetylamino-beta- hydroxypropiophenone inhibition to concentrations of 5 and 10 micrograms of NAP per ml in Middlebrook 7H12 liquid medium. Two testing modes were compared: the indirect, in which a large bacterial inoculum was used from an isolated culture on a solid medium, and the direct, which used a small inoculum from 7H12 medium. A decrease or no increase in daily 14CO2 output as measured by a BACTEC system was considered evidence of inhibition. The data presented show that a concentration of 5 micrograms of NAP per ml can effectively separate the M. tuberculosis complex from other mycobacterial species in 4 to 6 days. The direct test data show that, unlike other conventional biochemical tests, it does not require a heavy inoculum of mycobacteria and can therefore be performed soon after growth is detected by the radiometric method.
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Authors | A Laszlo, S H Siddiqi |
Journal | Journal of clinical microbiology
(J Clin Microbiol)
Vol. 19
Issue 5
Pg. 694-8
(May 1984)
ISSN: 0095-1137 [Print] United States |
PMID | 6429191
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Propiophenones
- Hydroxypropiophenone
- 4-nitro-alpha-acetylamino-beta-hydroxypropiophenone
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Topics |
- Bacteriological Techniques
- Evaluation Studies as Topic
- Hydroxypropiophenone
(analogs & derivatives)
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
(classification, drug effects)
- Nontuberculous Mycobacteria
(classification, drug effects)
- Propiophenones
(pharmacology)
- Radiometry
- Time Factors
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