Molecular characteristics of fluoroquinolone-resistant <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> strains from newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in the Northwest of Russia
Anna A. Vyazovaya,
Natalia S. Solovieva,
Alena A. Gerasimova
et al.
Abstract:Introduction. Fluoroquinolones remain the key second-line anti-tuberculosis drugs.
The aim of the study was the molecular characterization of fluoroquinolone-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains from newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in the Northwest of the Russian Federation.
Materials and methods. The retrospective study collection included M. tuberculosis isolates isolated in 2015–2019 from previously untreated tuberculosis patients. Susceptibility to antituberculosis drugs (including the fluo… Show more
Set email alert for when this publication receives citations?
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.