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Which is better to treat mdr Tb levofloxacin or moxifloxacin? Person is suffering from pleural tb.
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Hello lybrate-user. Levofloxacin is good and also moxifloxacin. But it can be decided only by proper culture and sensitivity test.
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The choice of levofloxacin or moxifloxacin make no difference to the final treatment outcome among patients with fluoroquinolone-sensitive MDR-TB. Whichever of the iwo can be used
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Moxifloxacin is more effective.
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Hi, It's a highly specialised issue Moxifloxacin or Levofloxacin are prescribed based on tests of Clinical specimen culture and susceptibility.
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