引入新型抗生素治疗淋病的抗药性降低策略:一项数学建模研究

Emily Reichert1, Reza Yaesoubi2, Minttu M Rönn3

  • 1Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases, Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

The Lancet. Microbe
|August 24, 2023
PubMed
概括

快速引入新的抗生素是打击淋病耐药性的关键. 组合疗法或逐步切换策略在延长药物寿命和减少感染方面最有效.

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