RT Journal Article SR Electronic(1) A1 Sun, Qing A1 Wang, Shuqi A1 Liao, Xinlei A1 Jiang, Guanglu A1 Huang, Hairong A1 Li, Hao A1 Wang, GuirongYR 2021 T1 Fidaxomicin has high in vitro activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis JF Journal of Medical Microbiology, VO 70 IS 3 OP SP 001324 DO https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.001324 PB Microbiology Society, SN 1473-5644, AB This study aimed to evaluate whether the antibiotic fidaxomicin has in vitro activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb). 38 fully drug-sensitive Mtb strains and 34 multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) strains were tested using the microplate alamar blue assay (MABA) method to determine the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) for fidaxomicin and rifampicin. Fidaxomicin has high in vitro activity against Mtb and is a potential drug to treat Mtb, and MDR-TB infections in particular., UL https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.001324