The complex evolution of antibiotic resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) represent a major threat to the control of the disease worldwide. The mechanisms and pathways that result in the emergence and subsequent fixation of resistant strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis are not fully understood and rec...

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Main Authors: J.D. Fonseca, G.M. Knight, T.D. McHugh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-03-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971215000193