TB Research

Therapeutic drug monitoring and fluoroquinolones for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis

Shashikant Srivastava, Tawanda Gumbo

European Respiratory Journal · 2021-04

Abstract

<b>Fluoroquinolones at currently prescribed standard dose are suboptimal for treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. The dose should be increased with therapeutic drug monitoring to determine the drug exposure and to prevent adverse events.</b>https://bit.ly/3nMip2Z

MeSH terms

  • Medicine
  • Drug
  • Tuberculosis
  • Multiple drug resistance
  • Pharmacology
  • Therapeutic index
  • Adverse effect
  • Therapeutic drug monitoring
  • Drug resistance