| Literature DB >> 18272712 |
O J Strauss1, R M Warren, A Jordaan, E M Streicher, M Hanekom, A A Falmer, H Albert, A Trollip, E Hoosain, P D van Helden, T C Victor.
Abstract
The fitness cost associated with the evolution of resistance to rifampin in Mycobacterium tuberculosis may be different in clinical isolates compared to in vitro-generated mutants. An atypical Beijing strain (attenuated phenotype) demonstrated the ability to spread despite acquiring resistance to rifampin. Transmission was linked to human immunodeficiency virus coinfection (P = 0.029), raising concern for the spread of drug resistance in vulnerable populations.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18272712 PMCID: PMC2292903 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.01938-07
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948