Pharmacokinetics of Levofloxacin in Children Treated for Exposure to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Amyn A. Malik,
Meredith B. Brooks,
Sara Siddiqui,
Junaid Fuad,
Charles A. Peloquin,
Farhana Amanullah,
Maria Jaswal,
Mercedes C. Becerra,
Hamidah Hussain,
Courtney M. Yuen
Publication year - 2019
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.02569-18
Subject(s) - levofloxacin , medicine , pharmacokinetics , tuberculosis , drug , ofloxacin , pharmacology , drug resistant tuberculosis , drug resistance , antibacterial agent , mycobacterium tuberculosis , antibiotics , ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , pathology , biology
Levofloxacin is used to treat and prevent drug-resistant tuberculosis in children. We assessed levofloxacin serum drug concentrations in 24 children aged 2 to 10 years who received levofloxacin-based tuberculosis preventive therapy in Karachi, Pakistan.
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