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Detection of Mixed Populations of Clarithromycin-Susceptible and -Resistant Mycobacterium abscessus Strains

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: Clarithromycin resistance in Mycobacterium abscessus subsp. abscessus , massiliense , and bolletii occurs through induction of erm (41) or mutations in rrl (23S rRNA) genes. Phenotypic detection of clarithromycin resistance is hindered by the need for extended incubation as well as co-occurrence of mixed populations of M. abscessus

Source: Journal of Clinical Microbiology

DOI: 10.1128/jcm.01694-21

Authors: Shamira J. Shallom, Adrian M. Zelazny

Institutions: National Institutes of Health, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center

Language: English

Topic: Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Subfield: Epidemiology

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

Funder: NIH Clinical Center