There is a reference to using fluoroquinolones against M. xenopi in
Fluoroquinolones In The Treatment of Infect. Dis.. No details are
given except a reference to Salfinger, M. et.al. in J. Antimicrob
Chemother 1988, 22(suppl d):55-63.
Christine A Zurawski (czuraws at curly.cc.emory.edu) wrote:
: i need to treat an HIV (+) patient with active pulmonary infection (not
: contaminant) with Mycobacterium Xenopi. anyone with a reference regarding
: susceptibility to macrolides such as clarithromycin or quinolones?
:: chris
:czuraws at emory.edu
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