Article
The drug resistance profile of Mycobacterium abscessus group strains from Korea.
Annals of laboratory medicine - 1 Jan 2014
Lee Seung Heon, Yoo Hee Kyung, Kim Seol Hee, Koh Won-Jung, Kim Chang Ki, Park Young Kil, Kim Hee Jin
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bacteria of the Mycobacterium abscessus group are the second most common pathogens responsible for lung disease caused by nontuberculous mycobacteria in Korea. There is still a lack of studies investigating the genetic mechanisms involved in M. abscessus resistance to antibiotics other than clarithromycin. This study investigated the characteristics of drug resistance exhibited by M. abscessus...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
