LI Youlun, et al. Comparison of colony-forming units and drug susceptibility to mycobacteria between weighting method and Mcfarland method. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (1):88-90(2006)
LI Youlun, et al. Comparison of colony-forming units and drug susceptibility to mycobacteria between weighting method and Mcfarland method. [J]. Journal of Chongqing Medical University (1):88-90(2006)DOI:
Comparison of colony-forming units and drug susceptibility to mycobacteria between weighting method and Mcfarland method
Objective: To compare the difference in colony-forming units(CFU) of mycobacteria and drug susceptibility to mycobacterium tuberculosis(MTB) between weighting method and Mcfarland method.Methods: The bacterial suspensions of non-tuberculosis mycobacteria(NTM) 28 strains
MTB 42 strains were prepared by using both weighting method and Mcfarland method.0.1ml of bacterial suspensions(10-4mg/ml
10-5mg/ml
10-6mg/ml) were incubated for CFU of mycobacteria.0.1ml of bacterial suspensions(10-2mg/ml) of MTB were incubated for the drug susceptibility testing of absolute concentration method.0.1ml of bacterial suspensions(10-3mg/ml
10-5mg/ml) of MTB were incubated for the drug susceptibility testing of proportion method.Results: The CFU of NTM showed significant difference(P<0.05)
the CFU quantity of NTM was from 2×107 CFU/ml to 8×108CFU/ml in weighting method and Mcfarland method.The CFU of MTB did not show significant difference(P>0.05)
the CFU quantity of MTB was from 5×106CFU/ml to 5×107CFU/ml in weighting method and Mcfarland method.The accordance rate of drug susceptibility of MTB with absolute concentration method between weighting method and Mcfarland method were 95.2% and 97.6% in INH and RFP
respectively.The accordance rate of drug susceptibility of MTB were 95.2% and 92.8% in absolute concentration method and proportion method about Isonizid and Rifampicin
respectively.Conclusion: The CFU of different mycobacteria strains are significant different.The accordance rate of drug susceptibility of MTB between weighting method and Mcfarland method is high.