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Burden of baseline resistance of Mycobacterium tuberculosis to fluoroquinolones and second-line injectables in central India.
Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - 8 Apr 2020
Desikan Prabha, Panwalkar Nikita, Chaudhuri Shreya, Khan Zeba, Punde Ram Prakash, Pauranik Ankur, Mirza Shaina Beg, Ranjan Rajeev, Anand Sridhar, Sachdeva K S
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BACKGROUND: Drug-resistant TB is a serious public health problem in India. Pre-existing resistance to fluoroquinolones (FQs) and second-line injectable drugs (SLIDs) in strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) resistant to rifampicin (RIF) and/or isoniazid (INH) contributes to treatment failures and consequent transmission of drug-resistant TB. A baseline assessment of resistance of MTB to FQs and SLIDs may...
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