Undetected Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis Amplified by First-line Therapy in Mixed Infection
Infections with >1 Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain(s) are underrecognized. We show, in vitro and in vivo, how first-line treatment conferred a competitive growth advantage to amplify a multidrug-resistant M. tuberculosis strain in a patient with mixed infection. Diagnostic techniques that ident...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2013-07-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/7/13-0313_article |