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Molecular epidemiology and phylogenomic analysis of Mycobacterium abscessus clinical isolates in an Asian population
30 Nov 2021
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium abscessus comprises three subspecies: M. abscessus subsp. abscessus , M. abscessus subsp. bolletii , and M. abscessus subsp. massiliense . These closely related strains are typically multi-drug-resistant and can cause difficult-to-treat infections. Dominant clusters of isolates with increased pathogenic potential have been demonstrated in pulmonary infections in the global cystic fibrosis (CF)...
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