Emergence of fluoroquinolone resistance among drug resistant tuberculosis patients at a tertiary care facility in Karachi, Pakistan

BACKGROUND: Pakistan is classified as one of the high multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) burden countries. A poorly regulated private sector, over-prescription of antibiotics and self-medication has led to augmented rates of drug-resistance in the country. Pakistan’s first national anti-tube...

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Autores principales: Zaidi, Syed Mohammad Asad, Haseeb, Abdul, Habib, Shifa Salman, Malik, Amyn, Khowaja, Saira, SaifUllah, Nausheen, Rizvi, Nadeem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Short Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5526320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28743312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2633-6

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5526320/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28743312
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2633-6

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