A real-time PCR assay for rapid identification of inducible and acquired clarithromycin resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus
Abstract Background Mycobacterium abscessus is a rapidly growing mycobacteria involved in severe infections of the lung, skin, or soft tissue. Macrolides such as clarithromycin are the recommended first line drugs for treatment of M. abscessus infections. However, M. abscessus has dual mechanisms of...
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| Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-12-01
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| Series: | BMC Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-020-05686-0 |