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It is assumed that these recalcitrant bacteria\u2014termed persisters\u2014contribute to antibiotic treatment failure and relapsing infections. Recently, we demonstrated that host reactive nitrogen species (RNS) transiently protect persisters against the action of \u03b2-lactam antibiotics by delaying their regrowth within host cells. Here, we discovered that RNS intoxication of persisters also collaterally sensitizing them to fluoroquinolones during infection, explaining the higher efficiency of fluoroquinolones against intramacrophage <jats:italic>Salmonella<\/jats:italic>. By reducing bacterial respiration and the proton-motive force, RNS inactivate the AcrAB efflux machinery of persisters, facilitating the accumulation of fluoroquinolones intracellularly. Our work shows that target inactivity is not the sole reason for <jats:italic>Salmonella<\/jats:italic> persisters to withstand antibiotics during infection, with active efflux being a major contributor to survival. 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