DIN 58943-8:1996
Medical microbiology - Diagnosis of tuberculosis - Part 8: Methods for the determination of susceptibility of tubercle bacilli to chemotherapeutic agents

Standard No.

DIN 58943-8:1996

Release Date

1996

Published By

German Institute for Standardization

Status

Withdraw 2009-04

Replace By

DIN 58943-8:2009

Latest

DIN 58943-8:2009

Scope

This document is valid for the susceptibility testing of tubercle bacilli of the species mycobacterium tuberculosis including its geographical variants, mycobacterium bovis and BCG stains against chemotherapeutic agents. The method described in this document is considered a reference method against which other routine methods, as e.g. the radiomeric examination in Middlebrook medium, shall be assessed.#,,#

DIN 58943-8:1996 history

• 2009 DIN 58943-8:2009 Medical microbiology - Diagnosis of tuberculosis - Part 8: Methods for the determination of susceptibility of tubercle bacilli to chemotherapeutic agents; Text in German and English
• 1996 DIN 58943-8:1996 Medical microbiology - Diagnosis of tuberculosis - Part 8: Methods for the determination of susceptibility of tubercle bacilli to chemotherapeutic agents
• 1970 DIN 58943-8:1986 Medical microbiology - Diagnosis of tuberculosis - Part 8: Methods for the determination of susceptibility of tubercle bacilli to chemotherapeutic agents