| Literature DB >> 16940121 |
Lucio Vera-Cabrera1, Eva Gonzalez, Adrian Rendon, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Oliverio Welsh, Victor M Velazquez-Moreno, Sung Hak Choi, Carmen Molina-Torres.
Abstract
The in vitro activities of DA-7157, a novel oxazolidinone, against clinical isolates of Nocardia brasiliensis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis were determined. Equal MIC(50)s and MIC(90)s (0.25 and 0.5 microg/ml, respectively) were found for susceptible and multidrug-resistant isolates of M. tuberculosis. The N. brasiliensis isolates showed an MIC(90) of 1 microg/ml and an MIC(50) of 1 microg/ml. The DA-7157 prodrug, DA-7218, exhibited similar MICs for M. tuberculosis but fivefold-higher MICs for N. brasiliensis.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16940121 PMCID: PMC1563545 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00571-06
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191