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Natural and acquired macrolide resistance in mycobacteria.
Current drug targets. Infectious disorders - 1 Dec 2002
Doucet-Populaire F, Buriánková K, Weiser J, Pernodet J-L
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The genus Mycobacterium contains two of the most important human pathogens, Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium leprae, the etiologic agents of tuberculosis and leprosy, respectively. Other mycobacteria are mostly saprophytic organisms, living in soil and water, but some of them can cause opportunistic infections. The increasing incidence of tuberculosis as well as infections with non-tuberculous...
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