Drug susceptibility profiling of pulmonary Mycobacterium kansasii and its correlation with treatment outcome

CONCLUSION: There was a poor correlation between the treatment outcome and the resistance pattern of the antibiotics tested. With increasing numbers of NTM being reported, early and correct identification of NTM species is essential for the prompt initiation of appropriate treatment to achieve better outcome.

Source: Annals of Thoracic Medicine - October 26, 2021 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Priya Rajendran Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini Vaishnavee Vijayaraghavan Tamizhselvan Manoharan Lakshana Malla Lokanathan Parveen Banu Kadhar Lavanya Jayabal Gomathy Sivaramakrishnan Source Type: research