Does the use of fluoroquinolones for the empiric treatment of pneumonia delay initiation of treatment of tuberculosis?

Clin Infect Dis. 2002 Dec 15;35(12):1572; author reply 1572-3. doi: 10.1086/345302.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / adverse effects
  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antitubercular Agents / administration & dosage
  • Antitubercular Agents / therapeutic use
  • Diagnostic Errors
  • Drug Administration Schedule
  • Fluoroquinolones
  • Humans
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / diagnosis
  • Pneumonia, Bacterial / drug therapy*
  • Research Design*
  • Tuberculosis / diagnosis*
  • Tuberculosis / drug therapy
  • Tuberculosis / microbiology

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antitubercular Agents
  • Fluoroquinolones