Article
Mycobacterium tuberculosis functional genetic diversity, altered drug sensitivity, and precision medicine.
Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology - 1 Jan 2022
Stanley Sydney, Liu Qingyun, Fortune Sarah M
Abstract excerpt
In the face of the unrelenting global burden of tuberculosis (TB), antibiotics remain our most effective tools to save lives and control the spread of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). However, we confront a dual challenge in our use of antibiotics: simplifying and shortening the TB drug regimen while also limiting the emergence and propagation of antibiotic resistance. This task is now more feasible due to the...
Topics
- Humans
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis
- Antitubercular Agents
- Precision Medicine
- Tuberculosis, Lymph Node
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Genetic Variation
- Drug Resistance
