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Rifabutin Is Active against Mycobacterium abscessus in Mice

There is no reliable cure for Mycobacterium abscessus lung disease. Rifampin is not used clinically due to poor in vitro potency. In contrast, we have shown that rifabutin, another approved rifamycin used to treat tuberculosis, is potent in vitro against M. abscessus. Here, we report that rifabutin...

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Published in:Antimicrob Agents Chemother
Main Authors: Dick, Thomas, Shin, Sung Jae, Koh, Won-Jung, Dartois, Véronique, Gengenbacher, Martin
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2020
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6985736/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31767722
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/AAC.01943-19
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