Spontaneous Emergence of Multiple Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis before and during Therapy
Colijn C, Cohen T, Ganesh A, Murray M. Spontaneous Emergence of Multiple Drug Resistance in Tuberculosis before and during Therapy. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e18327. PMID: 21479171, PMCID: PMC3068161, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0018327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMultiple drug resistanceDrug resistanceInitial treatment regimensTB control programsAnti-TB drugsDrug-resistant formsEmergence of resistanceFunctional monotherapyTreatment regimensCombination therapyTB strainsTuberculosis treatmentTherapy rangeM. tbTB bacilliMultidrug resistanceM. tuberculosisDifferent antibioticsTherapyTuberculosisInfected hostControl programsResistant formsTBMonotherapy