Low rate of fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from northern Tanzania

Abstract

Our findings indicate that the rate of fluoroquinolone-resistant M. tuberculosis in Tanzanian patients with TB is low and not related to previous, brief episodes of exposure to fluoroquinolones. The findings favour future application of fluoroquinolones in TB treatment regimens of shorter duration.

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