High rifampicin peak plasma concentrations accelerate the slow phase of bacterial decline in tuberculosis patients: evidence for heteroresistance
A. Martinecz, M. J. Boeree, A. H. Diacon, R. Dawson, C. Hemez, R. E. Aarnoutse, P. Abel zur Wiesch
This study shows that higher rifampicin peak concentrations accelerate the slow phase of bacterial decline in tuberculosis, supporting heteroresistance as the mechanism.
bioRxiv · Jun 6, 2022Microbiology