Additional drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from resected cavities among patients with multidrug-resistant or extensively drug-resistant pulmonary tuberculosis.

Kempker, Russell R; Rabin, Alexander S; Nikolaishvili, Ketino; Kalandadze, Iagor; Gogishvili, Shota; Blumberg, Henry M; Vashakidze, Sergo · Clin Infect Dis · 2012

retrospective_cohort · Level III

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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.

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