The impact of long-term azithromycin on antibiotic resistance in HIV-associated chronic lung disease

Regina E. Abotsi, Mark P. Nicol, Grace McHugh, Victoria Simms, Andrea M. Rehman, Charmaine Barthus, Lucky G. Ngwira, Brenda Kwambana-Adams, Robert S. Heyderman, Jon Ø. Odland, Rashida A. Ferrand, Felix S. Dube

Source: ERJ Open Res, 8 (1) 00491-2021; 10.1183/23120541.00491-2021
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