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Rosalba Leon
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Citations - 162
Rosalba Leon is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Ofloxacin & Rifampicin. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 149 citations.
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Rifampicin Reduces Susceptibility to Ofloxacin in Rifampicin-resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis through Efflux
Gail E. Louw,Robin M. Warren,Nicolaas C. Gey van Pittius,Rosalba Leon,Adelina Jimenez,Rogelio Hernández-Pando,Christopher R.E. McEvoy,Melanie Grobbelaar,Megan Murray,Paul D. van Helden,Thomas C. Victor +10 more
TL;DR: Exposure of rifampicin resistant M. tuberculosis strains to rifampsicin can potentially compromise the efficacy of the second-line treatment regimens containing ofloxacin, thereby emphasising the need for rapid diagnostics to guide treatment.