Genome sequence comparisons of serial multi-drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates over 21 years of infection in a single patient

We report a case of chronic pulmonary multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis. Despite 14 years of treatment, Mycobacterium tuberculosis was persistently isolated from sputum. Following treatment cessation the patient remained well, although M. tuberculosis was isolated from sputum for a further 8 years....

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Autores principales: Meumann, Ella M., Globan, Maria, Fyfe, Janet A. M., Leslie, David, Porter, Jessica L., Seemann, Torsten, Denholm, Justin, Stinear, Timothy P.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Microbiology Society 2015
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5320678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000037

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5320678/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28348821
http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000037

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