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Frequency of mutations in erm(39) related to clarithromycin resistance and in rrl related to linezolid resistance in clinical isolates of Mycobacterium fortuitum in Iran.
Acta microbiologica et immunologica Hungarica - 16 Jun 2023
Hashemzadeh Mohammad, Zadegan Dezfuli Aram Asareh, Khosravi Azar Dokht, Ahmad Khosravi Nazanin, Hashemi Shahraki Abdorazagh
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium fortuitum is a clinically important species among nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM). Treatment of diseases caused by NTM is challenging. The aim of this study was identification of drug susceptibility and detection of mutations in erm(39) related to clarithromycin resistance and in rrl related to linezolid resistance in clinical isolates of M. fortuitum in Iran. In the study, 328 clinical NTM...
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