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Widespread loss-of-function mutations implicating preexisting resistance to new or repurposed anti-tuberculosis drugs
5 Oct 2024
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BACKGROUND: Five New or Repurposed Drugs (NRDs) were approved in the last decade for treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis: bedaquiline, clofazimine, linezolid, delamanid, and pretomanid. Unfortunately, resistance to these drugs emerged faster than anticipated, potentially due to preexisting resistance in naïve strains. Previous investigations into the rapid emergence have mostly included short variants....
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