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Paradoxical Hypersusceptibility of Drug-resistant Mycobacteriumtuberculosis to β-lactam Antibiotics.
EBioMedicine - 1 Jul 2016
Cohen Keira A, El-Hay Tal, Wyres Kelly L, Weissbrod Omer, Munsamy Vanisha, Yanover Chen, Aharonov Ranit, Shaham Oded, Conway Thomas C, Goldschmidt Yaara, Bishai William R, Pym Alexander S
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) is considered innately resistant to β-lactam antibiotics. However, there is evidence that susceptibility to β-lactam antibiotics in combination with β-lactamase inhibitors is variable among clinical isolates, and these may present therapeutic options for drug-resistant cases. Here we report our investigation of susceptibility to β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor...
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