Control of Fluoroquinolone Resistance through Successful Regulation, Australia

Fluoroquinolone antimicrobial drugs are highly bioavailable, broad-spectrum agents with activity against gram-negative pathogens, especially those resistant to other classes of antimicrobial drugs. Australia has restricted the use of quinolones in humans through its national pharmaceutical subsidy s...

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Main Authors: Allen C. Cheng, John Turnidge, Peter Collignon, David Looke, Mary Barton, Thomas Gottlieb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-09-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/9/11-1515_article