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Subspecies distribution and macrolide and fluoroquinolone resistance genetics of <I>Mycobacterium abscessus</I> in Korea
14 Dec 2015
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BACKGROUND: Treating Mycobacterium abscessus infections with antimicrobials remains difficult, possibly due to drug resistance. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the subspecies distribution of M. abscessus and its correlation with antibiotic susceptibility and the genetics of antibiotic resistance, focusing on macrolides and fluoroquinolones, in the Republic of Korea. DESIGN: A total of 53 M. abscessus isolates were...
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