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Comparison of levofloxacin versusmoxifloxacin for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

  • Won Jung Koh
  • , Seung Heon Lee
  • , Young Ae Kang
  • , Chang Hoon Lee
  • , Jae Chol Choi
  • , Jae Ho Lee
  • , Seung Hun Jang
  • , Kwang Ha Yoo
  • , Ki Hwan Jung
  • , Ki Uk Kim
  • , Sang Bong Choi
  • , Yon Ju Ryu
  • , Kyung Chan Kim
  • , Soojung Um
  • , Yong Soo Kwon
  • , Yee Hyung Kim
  • , Won Il Choi
  • , Kyeongman Jeon
  • , Yong Il Hwang
  • , Se Joong Kim
  • Young Seok Lee, Eun Young Heo, Juhee Lee, Yeo WoonKi, Tae Sun Shim, Jae Joon Yim

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Abstract

Measurements and Main Results: At 3 months of treatment, 68 (88.3%) of the 77 patients in the LFX group and 67 (90.5%) of the 74 in theMXF group showed conversion to negative sputum cultures (odds ratio for LFX compared with MXF, 0.78; 95% confidence interval, 0.27-2.20). Adverse drug reactions were reported in six patients (7.7%) in the LFX group and four (5.2%) in theMXF group (P = 0.75). Conclusions:ThechoiceofLFXorMXFfortreatmentofpatientswithMDRTB may not affect sputum culture conversion at 3 months of treatment. Clinical trial registered with www.clinicaltrials.gov (NCT 01055145).

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)858-864
Number of pages7
JournalAmerican Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Volume188
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - 1 Oct 2013

Keywords

  • Fluoroquinolone
  • Levofloxacin
  • Moxifloxacin
  • Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

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