Direct observation therapy-plus can prevent acquired resistance to fluoroquinolones among patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Taiwan

Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Apr;56(7):1054-5. doi: 10.1093/cid/cis978. Epub 2012 Nov 21.

Authors

Jung-Yien Chien, Chih-Cheng Lai, Che-Kim Tan, Chong-Jen Yu, Po-Ren Hsueh

PMID: 23175554
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis978

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Antitubercular Agents / pharmacology
Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use*
Drug Monitoring / methods*
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial*
Fluoroquinolones / pharmacology
Fluoroquinolones / therapeutic use*
Humans
Mycobacterium tuberculosis / drug effects*
Taiwan
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / drug therapy*
Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant / microbiology

Substances

Antitubercular Agents
Fluoroquinolones