Clarithromycin resistance to Mycobacterium abscessus

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B A Brown-Elliott et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Jul.

. 2001 Jul;39(7):2745-6.

doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.7.2745-2746.2001.

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Fatal pulmonary infection due to multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium abscessus in a patient with cystic fibrosis.
Sanguinetti M, Ardito F, Fiscarelli E, La Sorda M, D'Argenio P, Ricciotti G, Fadda G. Sanguinetti M, et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Feb;39(2):816-9. doi: 10.1128/JCM.39.2.816-819.2001. J Clin Microbiol. 2001. PMID: 11158161 Free PMC article.

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