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Impact of fluoroquinolone resistance on bactericidal and sterilizing activity of a moxifloxacin-containing regimen in murine tuberculosis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Sept 2013
Fillion Aurélie, Aubry Alexandra, Brossier Florence, Chauffour Aurélie, Jarlier Vincent, Veziris Nicolas
Abstract excerpt
It has been shown previously that fluoroquinolone resistance (defined by resistance to at least 2 mg/liter ofloxacin) has a different impact on moxifloxacin monotherapy depending on the mutation in the sole fluoroquinolone target in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, i.e., DNA gyrase. Since tuberculosis treatment relies on multidrug therapy, we wished to determine the impact of fluoroquinolone resistance on the...
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