Antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium Abscessus and Mycobacterium Fortuitum isolates from Malaysian patients

Background: Rapidly growing mycobacterial species (RGM) are increasingly being recognized as the cause of various superficial and deep infections in humans. Two of the species most frequently isolated from clinical specimens are Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium fortuitum. Both species are a...

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Main Authors: Sharmilla Devi Jayasingam, Thaw Zin, Yun Fong Ngeow
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:International Journal of Mycobacteriology
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Online Access:http://www.ijmyco.org/article.asp?issn=2212-5531;year=2017;volume=6;issue=4;spage=387;epage=390;aulast=Jayasingam