Single-cell profiling of antibiotic-driven bacterial cell death predicts in vivo treatment outcomes against mycobacteria and could improve treatment guidance.
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Pradel, B., Gutierrez, M.G. Measuring bacterial killing to predict antibiotic treatment outcomes. Nat Microbiol (2026). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41564-025-02251-w
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