Infant's prolonged infection reveals mutation that helps bacteria tolerate antibiotics

Tuesday, January 3, 2017 - 14:01 in Health & Medicine

A life-threatening infection in an infant with leukemia led to a discovery of how prolonged infection sets the stage for bacterial persistence despite antibiotic susceptibility.

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