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Levofloxacin Use in Patients with Suspected Tuberculosis in a Community Hospital, Thailand: A Pilot Study.

Thanawat KhongyotSawitree LaopaiboonkunThrongpon KawpradidKannuwat JitkamropTawee ChanphakphoomSuriyon Uitrakul
Published in: Advances in pharmacological and pharmaceutical sciences (2022)
The results from this study indicated high usage of levofloxacin despite no evidence of drug-resistant TB or negative AFB results in a community hospital in Thailand. The results from this study will be further used for the investigation of the prevalence of antibiotic resistance and clinical outcomes of using second-line regimens for TB treatment.
Keyphrases
  • drug resistant
  • healthcare
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • multidrug resistant
  • mental health
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • emergency department
  • acute care
  • hepatitis c virus
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • combination therapy