An enthusiastic innovator
BMJ 2006; 333 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/sbmj.0610382 (Published 01 October 2006) Cite this as: BMJ 2006;333:0610382
- Keri-Michèle Lodge, third year medical student1
- 1Leicester Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick, Coventry
Describe yourself in five words
Enthusiastic, principled, approachable, tired, but happy.
Tell us about your award winning idea
Microscopic observation drug susceptibility (MODS) is a method for detecting tuberculosis and multidrug resistant tuberculosis (resistant to isoniazid and rifampicin) directly from sputum samples. In essence, decontaminated sputum samples are inoculated into a standard culture broth containing an antibiotic cocktail and nutritional supplement in a culture plate. The plates are examined daily under microscopy for the presence of the characteristic tangles and cording of Mycobacterium tuberculosis In positive cultures this is detectable in a median of seven days. At the same time you can determine whether the strain is multidrug resistant.
When did your idea come to you?
MODS was developed in Lima, the capital of Peru, in the laboratory of my friend …
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