Selection of a gyrA mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to fluoroquinolones during treatment with ofloxacin.

Cambau, E

Selection of a gyrA mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to fluoroquinolones during treatment with ofloxacin. [electronic resource] - The Journal of infectious diseases Aug 1994 - 479-83 p. digital

Publication Type: Case Reports; Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0022-1899

10.1093/infdis/170.2.479 doi


Adult
Antitubercular Agents--pharmacology
Aspartic Acid--chemistry
Base Sequence
DNA Gyrase
DNA Primers--chemistry
DNA Topoisomerases, Type II--chemistry
DNA, Bacterial--chemistry
Drug Resistance, Microbial--genetics
Female
Histidine--chemistry
Humans
Microbial Sensitivity Tests
Molecular Sequence Data
Mycobacterium tuberculosis--drug effects
Ofloxacin--pharmacology
Point Mutation
Polymerase Chain Reaction
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary--drug therapy