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Rifampicin exposure reveals within-host Mycobacterium tuberculosis diversity in patients with delayed culture conversion.
PLoS pathogens - 1 Jun 2021
Genestet Charlotte, Hodille Elisabeth, Barbry Alexia, Berland Jean-Luc, Hoffmann Jonathan, Westeel Emilie, Bastian Fabiola, Guichardant Michel, Venner Samuel, Lina Gérard, Ginevra Christophe, Ader Florence, Goutelle Sylvain, Dumitrescu Oana
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) genetic micro-diversity in clinical isolates may underline mycobacterial adaptation to tuberculosis (TB) infection and provide insights to anti-TB treatment response and emergence of resistance. Herein we followed within-host evolution of Mtb clinical isolates in two cohorts of TB patients, either with delayed Mtb culture conversion (> 2 months), or with fast culture conversion (<...
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