REAGENTS FOR COUNTING MYCOBACTERIA, METHOD THEREFOR, AND METHOD FOR TESTING DRUG SENSITIVITY OF MYCOBACTERIA

摘要

A technique for counting mycobacteria by which changes in mycobacterial count during culture can be monitored with the passage of time so that drug sensitivity tests can be completed within a short period of time. Specifically, reagents for counting mycobacteria characterized by containing an ingredient which reacts with ATP and thus emits light, a method involving the step of adding the above reagent to a sample containing mycobacteria and measuring the light emission, and an apparatus for effecting this method.