Evaluation of the Sensititre MycoTB Plate for Susceptibility Testing of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis Complex against First- and Second-Line Agents

The Sensititre MycoTB plate (TREK Diagnostic Systems, Cleveland, OH) uses a microtiter plate MIC format for susceptibility testing of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex isolates against first- and second-line antituberculosis agents. Categorical agreement versus the agar proportion method for 122 M. tuberculosis complex isolates was 94% to 100%.