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Fitness Cost of Antibiotic Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus: A Systematic Review.
Microbial drug resistance (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Sept 2021
Touati Abdelaziz, Bellil Zahra, Barache Damia, Mairi Assia
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Background: Recent reports have shown the potential of Staphylococcus aureus for acquiring resistance to last-resort antibiotics. However, most antibiotic resistance mechanisms were associated with a fitness cost that was typically observed as a reduced bacterial growth rate. This systematic review aimed to address the fitness cost of antibiotic resistance in S. aureus that emerged by mutations. Methods: A...
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