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Drug resistance in tuberculosis.
Infectious disease clinics of North America - 1 Dec 1997
Parsons L M, Driscoll J R, Taber H W, Salfinger M
Abstract excerpt
Drug-resistant tuberculosis remains a worldwide problem. New laboratory methods have improved our ability to more rapidly identify resistant strains, but the most effective approach is to prevent the appearance of resistance by appropriate choice of antibiotics and directly-observed therapy. Mycobacterium tuberculosis is treated with familiar and unique drugs; consequently, mechanisms of resistance have some...
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