Bigger problems from smaller colonies: emergence of antibiotic-tolerant small colony variants of Mycobacterium avium complex in MAC-pulmonary disease patients

• Egile Nagusiak: Hyun-Eui Park (Egilea), Kyu-Min Kim (Egilea), Minh Phuong Trinh (Egilea), Jung-Wan Yoo (Egilea), Sung Jae Shin (Egilea), Min-Kyoung Shin (Egilea)
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• Argitaratua: BMC, 2024-03-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) is a group of slow-growing mycobacteria that includes Mycobacterium avium and Mycobacterium intracellulare. MAC pulmonary disease (MAC-PD) poses a threat to immunocompromised individuals and those with structural pulmonary diseases worldwide. The...