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Efflux-pump-derived multiple drug resistance to ethambutol monotherapy in Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of ethambutol.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Apr 2010
Srivastava Shashikant, Musuka Sandirai, Sherman Carleton, Meek Claudia, Leff Richard, Gumbo Tawanda
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Ethambutol is used for the treatment of tuberculosis in cases where there is isoniazid resistance. We examined the emergence of drug resistance to ethambutol monotherapy in pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic studies of a hollow-fiber system. METHODS: Dose-effect and dose-scheduling studies were performed with ethambutol and log-phase growth Mycobacterium tuberculosis to identify exposures and schedules...
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