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Diagnostics and new treatment regimens for TB: can the Xpert MTB/XDR assay fill the gap for fluoroquinolone testing?
Journal of clinical microbiology - 8 Oct 2025
Armstrong Derek T, Baird Emma C E, Pretty Logan, D'Agostino Karen, Schwartz Matthew, Campódonico Victoria L, Parrish Nicole
Abstract excerpt
Rapid diagnosis of resistance-conferring mutations to antibiotics used for the treatment of tuberculosis (TB) is critical for patient care and public health control efforts. Prior guidelines included the use of fluoroquinolones (FQs) for the treatment of drug-resistant TB, including multidrug-resistant TB, pre-extensively drug-resistant TB, and extensively drug-resistant TB. More recently, a short-course regimen...
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