Authors: M. Casal¹; P. Ruiz¹; A. Herreras²; Spanish Study Group of M. tuberculosis resistance Spain

Source: The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease, Volume 4, Number 6, June 2000 , pp. 588-591(4)

Publisher: International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Abstract:

The aim of this study was to determine the proportion of antituberculosis ofloxacin resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis strain isolates in Spain. Over a period of one month, 213 M. tuberculosis strains collected from 14 different hospitals were studied, including strains both susceptible and resistant to primary anti-tuberculosis drugs. In 28.1% of the strains, a minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) for ofloxacin of 0.25 g/ml was obtained; in 43.6% the MIC was 0.5 g/ml; in 22.06% it was 1 g/ml; and in 6.1% it was 2 g/ml. Ofloxacin currently seems to be an effective antimicrobial in vitro against susceptible or multiresistant strains of M. tuberculosis in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-negative or HIV-positive patients in Spain.

Keywords: tuberculosis; ofloxacin; in vitro susceptibility

Document Type: Short communication

Affiliations: 1: Mycobacteria Reference Laboratory, Cordoba, Spain 2: Hoechst Marion Roussel, Barcelona, Spain

Publication date: 2000-06-01

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