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People with HIV (PWH) may be at increased risk for multidrug-resistant Enterobacterales (MDR-E) infections, due to HIV-related factors and a high burden of chronic illnesses. Among patients of UNC Health, we examined (1) the prevalence and calendar time trends of MDR-E in PWH ve…

Tumor cells in cancer patients acquire drug resistance as a result of chemotherapy. One type of acquired drug resistance is multidrug resistance (MDR) caused by the overexpression of P-glycoprotein, a transmembrane efflux protein. Inhibitors of P-glycoprotein or chemosensitizers…

Mammalian ABC (ATP-binding cassette) transporters are integral membrane proteins that translocate allocrites across biological membranes using ATP as a substrate. ABCB1 is a polyspecific efflux pump which can confer multidrug resistance in cancer. ABCB1 is also expressed in a va…

Tuberculosis (TB) is the most common opportunistic infection in HIV-infected patients and the emergence of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) is a growing problem in resource-limited settings (RLS). TB diagnosis in most RLS still depends on smear microscopy for acid-fast bacill…