High Rates of Ofloxacin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Both New and Previously Treated Patients in Tamil Nadu, South India

N. Selvakumar; Vanaja Kumar; S. Balaji; S. Prabuseenivasan; R. Radhakrishnan; Gomathi Sekar; V. Chandrasekaran; T. Kannan; Aleyamma Thomas; S. Arunagiri; Puneet Dewan; Soumya Swaminathan

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0117421

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High Rates of Ofloxacin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Both New and Previously Treated Patients in Tamil Nadu, South India

N. Selvakumar,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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Vanaja Kumar,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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S. Balaji,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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S. Prabuseenivasan,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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R. Radhakrishnan,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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Gomathi Sekar,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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V. Chandrasekaran,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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T. Kannan,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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Aleyamma Thomas,

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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S. Arunagiri,

Affiliation State TB Cell, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai, India
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Puneet Dewan,

Current address: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, New Delhi, India

Affiliation WHO India, New Delhi, India
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Soumya Swaminathan

* E-mail: doctorsoumya@yahoo.com

Affiliation National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (Indian Council of Medical Research), Chennai, India
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High Rates of Ofloxacin Resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis among Both New and Previously Treated Patients in Tamil Nadu, South India

N. Selvakumar,
Vanaja Kumar,
S. Balaji,
S. Prabuseenivasan,
R. Radhakrishnan,
Gomathi Sekar,
V. Chandrasekaran,
T. Kannan,
Aleyamma Thomas,
S. Arunagiri

Published: March 4, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0117421

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