Biochemical mechanisms of Mycobacterium tuberculosis drug resistance

Authors

  • Ekaterina Chernyaeva Saint Petersburg State University, 7–9, Universitetskaya nab., Saint Petersburg, 199034, Russian Federation

Abstract

Many countries of the world have seen the spread of tuberculosis (TB) as a result of not only such factors as social and economic recession and spread of HIV infection but biological changes of the pathogen — generation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains resistant to many drugs. Drug resistance significantly reduces efficiency of TB therapy. Mutations associated with drug resistance were described for many anti-tuberculosis drugs. However the frequency of these drug-resistance mutations in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains may vary in different geographical regions. Here we describe the mechanisms of action and resistance to major anti-tuberculosis drugs.

Keywords:

tuberculosis, ani-tuberculosis drugs, drug resistance

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Vestnik of Saint Petersburg University. Series 3. Biology

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Published

2012-05-25

How to Cite

Chernyaeva, E. (2012). Biochemical mechanisms of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> drug resistance. Biological Communications, (2), 77–91. Retrieved from https://biocomm.spbu.ru/article/view/3850

Issue

No. 2 (2012)

Section

Full communications

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Articles of Biological Communications are open access distributed under the terms of the License Agreement with Saint Petersburg State University, which permits to the authors unrestricted distribution and self-archiving free of charge.