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The MODS method for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis
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Biology
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JoVE Journal Biology
The MODS method for diagnosis of tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis
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23:06 min

August 11, 2008

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Chapters

  • 00:13Introduction
  • 03:18Equipment
  • 04:53Reagents
  • 06:20Stock solutions
  • 09:18Working solutions
  • 10:37Antibiotic working solutions
  • 11:19Decontamination
  • 13:15Adding antibiotics to samples
  • 14:19Quality control
  • 16:18Plate reading
  • 19:01Biosafety

Summary

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The microscopic-observation drug-susceptibility (MODS) assay is a low-cost, low-tech tool for high-performance detection of tuberculosis (TB) and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDRTB). This video describes the MODS liquid media culture method.

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