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The Clarithromycin Susceptibility Genotype Affects the Treatment Outcome of Patients with Mycobacterium abscessus Lung Disease.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 May 2018
Guo Qi, Chu Haiqing, Ye Meiping, Zhang Zhemin, Li Bing, Yang Shiyi, Ma Wei, Yu Fangyou
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Mycobacterium abscessus accounts for a large proportion of lung disease cases caused by rapidly growing mycobacteria. The association between clarithromycin sensitivity and treatment outcome is clear. However, M. abscessus culture and antibiotic susceptibility testing are time-consuming. Clarithromycin susceptibility genotyping offers an alternate, rapid approach to predicting the efficacy of clarithromycin-based...
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