| Literature DB >> 22198790 |
Russell R Kempker1, Alexander S Rabin, Ketino Nikolaishvili, Iagor Kalandadze, Shota Gogishvili, Henry M Blumberg, Sergo Vashakidze.
Abstract
The pathogenesis of increasing drug resistance among patients with multidrug-resistant or extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis undergoing treatment is poorly understood. Increasing drug resistance found among Mycobacterium tuberculosis recovered from cavitary isolates compared with paired sputum isolates suggests pulmonary cavities may play a role in the development of worsening tuberculosis drug resistance.Entities:
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Year: 2011 PMID: 22198790 PMCID: PMC3284212 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir904
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079