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Genomic Analysis of the Evolution of Fluoroquinolone Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis Prior to Tuberculosis Diagnosis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Nov 2016
Zhang Danfeng, Gomez James E, Chien Jung-Yien, Haseley Nathan, Desjardins Christopher A, Earl Ashlee M, Hsueh Po-Ren, Hung Deborah T
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Fluoroquinolones (FQs) are effective second-line drugs for treating antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis (TB) and are being considered for use as first-line agents. Because FQs are used to treat a range of infections, in a setting of undiagnosed TB, there is potential to select for drug-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis mutants during FQ-based treatment of other infections, including pneumonia. Here we present a...
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