Viable but non-infectious (stressed/persistent) chlamydiae are more resistant to azithromycin (AZM) in culture than are organisms in the normal developmental cycle. of this prediction. This study will seek to determine if persistent organisms are resistant to treatment by the first-choice antibiotic, AZM, in our newly characterized mouse model (4). All animal experiments explained in this… Continue reading Viable but non-infectious (stressed/persistent) chlamydiae are more resistant to azithromycin (AZM)