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. 2000 Apr;38(4):1498–1501. doi: 10.1128/jcm.38.4.1498-1501.2000

TABLE 3.

Evaluation of two PZA susceptibility testing methods using mixtures of the original susceptible strain 9719 with its PZA-resistant mutant

% Resistant bacteria in mixture % Resistant bacteria on agar plates with PZA concn (μg/ml) of:
MIC (μg/ml)
300 900 1,200 Agar BACTEC
0 0 0 0 <300 <100
10 13.8 8.6 8.6 900 >900
25 18.1 16.2 16.5 >1,200 >900
50 35.9 36.9 40.0 >1,200 >900
100 97.8 96.1 86.2 >1,200 >900