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Drug-Driven Phenotypic Convergence Supports Rational Treatment Strategies of Chronic Infections.
Cell - 11 Jan 2018
Imamovic Lejla, Ellabaan Mostafa Mostafa Hashim, Dantas Machado Ana Manuel, Citterio Linda, Wulff Tune, Molin Soren, Krogh Johansen Helle, Sommer Morten Otto Alexander
Abstract excerpt
Chronic Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections evade antibiotic therapy and are associated with mortality in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. We find that in vitro resistance evolution of P. aeruginosa toward clinically relevant antibiotics leads to phenotypic convergence toward distinct states. These states are associated with collateral sensitivity toward several antibiotic classes and encoded by mutations in...
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