Resistance patterns, prevalence, and predictors of fluoroquinolones resistance in multidrug resistant tuberculosis patients

Background: Fluoroquinolones are the backbone of multidrug resistant tuberculosis treatment regimens. Despite the high burden of multidrug resistant tuberculosis in the country, little is known about drug resistance patterns, prevalence, and predictors of fluoroquinolones resistance among multidrug...

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Main Authors: Nafees Ahmad, Arshad Javaid, Syed Azhar Syed Sulaiman, Long Chiau Ming, Izaz Ahmad, Amer Hayat Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-01-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867015002019