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In vivo selection of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa with decreased susceptibilities to fluoroquinolones during fluoroquinolone treatment of urinary tract infection.
Urology - 1 Jul 2001
Nakano M, Yasuda M, Yokoi S, Takahashi Y, Ishihara S, Deguchi T
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OBJECTIVES: To present a case of fluoroquinolone treatment failure in urinary tract infection caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, accompanied by in vivo selection of the post-treatment isolate that showed decreased susceptibilities to fluoroquinolones, and to report fluoroquinolone resistance mechanisms in the post-treatment isolate. METHODS: A patient with urinary tract infection was treated with a suboptimal dose...
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