Inhibition of the respiration of multi-drug resistant clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis by thioridazine: potential use for initial therapy of freshly diagnosed tuberculosis.
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Chlorpromazine and thioridazine are phenothiazines employed in the treatment of psychosis. These agents inhibited the respiration of clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis resistant to streptomycin, rifampin, isoniazid, ethambutol and/or pyrazinamid, all first line drugs. Since any adverse reaction to thioridazine is generally less severe than to chlorpromazine, the possibility is attractive that thioridazine may have a potential in the initial management of patients with newly diagnosed tuberculosis with an as yet undetermined antibiotic susceptibility profile.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
دوره 38 6 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996