- In vitro activities of cloxyquin (5-chloroquinolin-8-ol) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
In vitro activities of cloxyquin (5-chloroquinolin-8-ol) against Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy (2006-12-21)
Poonpilas Hongmanee, Kamolchanok Rukseree, Benjamas Buabut, Boontiwa Somsri, Prasit Palittapongarnpim
PMID17178795
ABSTRACT
The in vitro activities of cloxyquin (5-chloroquinolin-8-ol) against 9 standard strains and 150 clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis were studied. The MICs ranged from 0.062 to 0.25 microg/ml. The MIC(50) and MIC(90) were 0.125 and 0.25 microg/ml, respectively. These indicate that cloxyquin exhibited good antituberculosis activity, even for multidrug-resistant isolates.