Antibiotic Resistance and Mycobacterium tuberculosis
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Moreno Candia, Jazmin
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University of Washington Libraries
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis is highly dangerous pathogen that is very prone to multiple drug resistance. As the microbe is very slow growing, culturing methods of diagnosing antibiotic resistance can take several months, making the treatment often ineffective. Faster methods of diagnosing antibiotic resistance are being developed that will help make the treatments more accurate and tailored to the strain infecting the patient.