FIGURE 1-4. Hypothetical relationship between survival of a population of infectious cells and the length of a drug treatment regimen.

FIGURE 1-4Hypothetical relationship between survival of a population of infectious cells and the length of a drug treatment regimen

The graph and subsequent discussion assume wide, genetically based variation in susceptibility in the original population, and no heterogeneity in drug exposure.

From: 1, Introduction

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The Resistance Phenomenon in Microbes and Infectious Disease Vectors: Implications for Human Health and Strategies for Containment: Workshop Summary.
Institute of Medicine (US) Forum on Emerging Infections; Knobler SL, Lemon SM, Najafi M, et al., editors.
Washington (DC): National Academies Press (US); 2003.
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