Action of Fluoroquinolones and Linezolid on Logarithmic- and Stationary-Phase Culture of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>

Abstract

The study of the activity of drugs against the M. tuberculosis microorganism in the latent phase is one of the most important tools available in the fight against the tuberculosis epidemic, and both linezolid and the new fluoroquinolones appear to be promising drugs.