Resistance mechanisms and drug susceptibility testing of nontuberculous mycobacteria

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) are increasingly recognized as causative agents of opportunistic infections in humans. For most NTM infections the therapy of choice is drug treatment, but treatment regimens differ by species, in particular between slow (e.g. Mycobacterium avium complex, Mycobacter...

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Published in:	Drug resistance updates Vol. 15; no. 3; pp. 149 - 161
Main Authors:	van Ingen, Jakko, Boeree, Martin J., van Soolingen, Dick, Mouton, Johan W.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.06.2012
Subjects:	Animals Anti-Bacterial Agents - pharmacology Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use Drug Resistance, Bacterial Drug susceptibility Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Medicine Humans Infectious Disease Macrolides Microbial Sensitivity Tests - methods Mycobacteria Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - drug therapy Mycobacterium Infections, Nontuberculous - microbiology Nontuberculous mycobacteria Nontuberculous Mycobacteria - drug effects Resistance Resistance Drug susceptibility Macrolides Mycobacteria Nontuberculous mycobacteria
ISSN:	1368-7646, 1532-2084, 1532-2084
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