BackgroundFluoroquinolones (FQs) are the most important second-line anti-tuberculosis (anti-TB) drugs, primarily used for the treatment of multidrug- or rifampicin-resistant TB (MDR/RR-TB). However, F
A. Drug resistance pattern of first-line anti-TB drugs among culture positive TB patients (n = 87) in the Benishangul Gumuz region and its surroundings, Northwest Ethiopia, 2013/14.
This study investigates the epidemic trend of pyrazinamide (PZA)-resistant tuberculosis in Southern China over 11 years (2012–2022) and evaluates the mutation characteristics of PZA resistance-related