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Population dynamics of tuberculosis treatment: mathematical models of the roles of non-compliance and bacterial heterogeneity in the evolution of drug resistance.
The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease - 1 Mar 1998
Lipsitch M, Levin B R
Abstract excerpt
SETTING: Patient non-compliance and/or spatial heterogeneity in drug concentration or effectiveness may contribute to the emergence of drug resistance during multiple-drug chemotherapy of tuberculosis. OBJECTIVE: Using mathematical models of mycobacterial population dynamics under antimicrobial t...
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