Antibacterial action of penicillin against <i>Mycobacterium avium complex</i>
Benzylpenicillin demonstrated a better bactericidal effect against MAC than guideline-recommended drugs before the development of resistance. Its role in combination therapy with other drugs with better efficacy than guideline-recommended drugs should be explored.
Authors
- Shashikant Srivastava (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8786-8851)
- Tawanda Gumbo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7592-8012)
- Devyani Deshpande (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1665-7619)
- Gesham Magombedze (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2745-3475)
Institutions
- The University of Texas at Tyler (US)
- Baylor University Medical Center (US)
- Institute of Mathematics and Mathematical Modeling (KZ)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJTLD OPEN
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5588/ijtldopen.24.0238
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.02
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development