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Does empirical treatment of community-acquired pneumonia with fluoroquinolones delay tuberculosis treatment and result in fluoroquinolone resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis? Controversies and solutions
The role of fluoroquinolones (FQs) as empirical therapy for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains controversial in countries with high tuberculosis (TB) endemicity owing to the possibility of delayed TB diagnosis and treatment and the emergence of FQ resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Al...
Autores principales: | Shen, Gwan-Han, Tsao, Thomas Chang-Yao, Kao, Shang-Jyh, Lee, Jen-Jyh, Chen, Yen-Hsu, Hsieh, Wei-Chung, Hsu, Gwo-Jong, Hsu, Yen-Tao, Huang, Ching-Tai, Lau, Yeu-Jun, Tsao, Shih-Ming, Hsueh, Po-Ren |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Elsevier B.V. and the International Society of Chemotherapy.
2012
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7127649/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22285045 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2011.11.014 |
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