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Characterization Of A Putative Helicase In Rifampicin Resistance Of Mycobacterium Abscessus:, Aavrati Saxena
Characterization Of A Putative Helicase In Rifampicin Resistance Of Mycobacterium Abscessus:, Aavrati Saxena
Legacy Theses & Dissertations (2009 - 2024)
Mycobacterium abscessus (Mab), a non-tuberculous environmental mycobacterium is one of the emerging pathogens. The number of Mab infections has doubled in the past decade. It is also an opportunistic pathogen usually infecting immunocompromised individuals and causing numerous skin and soft tissue infections. It commonly causes lung infections in people who are already infected with one or other lung infections such as tuberculosis. The treatment of Mab infections is difficult because of its intrinsic resistance to most of the antibiotics available. This project studies Rifampicin (RIF) resistance in Mab, as RIF is a well-established treatment for other mycobacterial infections including tuberculosis, …