Activity of Moxifloxacin against Mycobacterium tuberculosis in Acid Phase and Nonreplicative-Persister Phenotype Phase in a Hollow-Fiber Infection Model
Author(s) -
Arnold Louie,
Brandon Duncanson,
Jenny Myrick,
Michael S. Maynard,
Jocelyn Nole,
David Brown,
Stephan Schmidt,
Michael Neely,
Charles A. Scanga,
Charles A. Peloquin,
George L. Drusano
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01470-18
Subject(s) - moxifloxacin , mycobacterium tuberculosis , bedaquiline , tuberculosis , microbiology and biotechnology , antibiotics , multidrug tolerance , drug resistance , medicine , phase (matter) , biology , bacteria , chemistry , genetics , biofilm , pathology , organic chemistry
A major goal for improving tuberculosis therapy is to identify drug regimens with improved efficacy and shorter treatment durations. Shorter therapies improve patient adherence to the antibiotic regimens, which, in turn, decreases resistance emergence.
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