Article
Mutant prevention concentration: comparison of fluoroquinolones and linezolid with Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy - 1 Mar 2004
Rodríguez J C, Cebrián L, López M, Ruiz M, Jiménez I, Royo G
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The mutant prevention concentration (MPC) has recently been defined to characterize the capacity for severely restricting the selection of resistant mutants during antibiotic treatment. We determined this parameter for ciprofloxacin, levofloxacin, gatifloxacin, moxifloxacin and linezolid in Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates in our setting. METHODS: We determined the antibiotic concentration...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
