Abstract:
BACKGROUND:Considering the potentials of gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin in the treatment of tuberculosis, the present study was aimed to define resistance to both these drugs. METHODS:Fifty Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates, consisting of 30 ofloxacin-susceptible and 20 ofloxacin-resistant strains, were tested for their susceptibility to gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin using different susceptibility testing methods, namely the absolute concentration method on Lowenstein-Jensen medium (LJ), the proportion susceptibility testing method (PST) on LJ and 7H11 agar media, and the BACTEC radiometric method. RESULT:The minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin was 1 microg/ml by the absolute concentration method on LJ. In the PST method on LJ and 7H11, using a criterion of > or =1% growth as resistant, there was 100% agreement with the absolute concentration method at a concentration of 0.5 microg/ml for gatifloxacin, and 96% agreement with the BACTEC method at a concentration of 0.25 microg/ml. For moxifloxacin, results by the PST method showed 96% agreement with the absolute concentration method on LJ at a concentration of 1 microg/ml and 92% agreement at a concentration of 0.5 microg/ml for both the absolute concentration method on 7H11 and the BACTEC method. CONCLUSIONS:The MICs of gatifloxacin and moxifloxacin were much lower than the MICs of other quinolones like ofloxacin and ciprofloxacin. Additionally, these two drugs have shown a low mean MIC and low concentration as a definition of resistance, which might help in treating the patients with low levels of quinolone resistance.
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Chemotherapyauthors
Somasundaram S,Paramasivan NCdoi
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2006-01-01 00:00:00pages
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