Resistance to fluoroquinolones and second-line injectable drugs: impact on multidrug-resistant TB outcomes

A meta-analysis for response to treatment was undertaken using individual data of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) (resistance to isoniazid and rifampicin) patients from 26 centres. The analysis assessed the impact of additional resistance to fluoroquinolones and/or second-line injectable d...

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Published in:	The European respiratory journal Vol. 42; no. 1; p. 156
Main Authors:	Falzon, Dennis, Gandhi, Neel, Migliori, Giovanni B, Sotgiu, Giovanni, Cox, Helen S, Holtz, Timothy H, Hollm-Delgado, Maria-Graciela, Keshavjee, Salmaan, DeRiemer, Kathryn, Centis, Rosella, D'Ambrosio, Lia, Lange, Christoph G, Bauer, Melissa, Menzies, Dick
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 01.07.2013
Subjects:	Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Antitubercular Agents - administration & dosage Data Collection Drug Resistance, Bacterial Fluoroquinolones - pharmacology Humans Mycobacterium tuberculosis - metabolism Observational Studies as Topic Treatment Failure Treatment Outcome Tuberculosis, Multidrug-Resistant - drug therapy
ISSN:	1399-3003, 1399-3003
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