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Mechanisms of drug resistance in Mycoplasma pneumoniae.
Current drug targets. Infectious disorders - 1 Sept 2005
Bébéar C M, Pereyre S
Abstract excerpt
Mycoplasma pneumoniae is a pathogenic mycoplasma responsible for respiratory tract infections in humans, occurring worldwide in children and adults. This review briefly focuses on its antibiotic susceptibility profile and on the development of acquired resistance for this microorganism. The lack of a cell wall in mycoplasmas makes them intrinsically resistant to beta-lactams and to all antimicrobials which target...
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