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Staphylococcus aureus Dormancy: Waiting for Insurgency.
Current pharmaceutical biotechnology - 1 Jan 2023
Nasser Ahmad, Jahanbakhshi Shiva, Soltan Dallal Mohammad Mehdi, Banar Maryam, Sattari-Maraji Azin, Azimi Taher
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Relapse infection usually results from resistance to the antibiotic, acquired genes, or persister cells. Persister cells are formed through mutation, reduced activity or metabolically inactive pathways induced by antibiotics, harassing conditions, low ATP, and malnutrition. These factors provide the ground for bacteria to grow slowly. Such a slow growth rate makes traditional antibiotics ineffective against...
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