| Literature DB >> 25136009 |
Martin Meyer1, Pietro Freihofer1, Michael Scherman2, Joanne Teague3, Anne Lenaerts2, Erik C Böttger4.
Abstract
Apramycin is a unique aminoglycoside with a dissociation of antibacterial activity and ototoxicity. We assessed the antibacterial efficacy of apramycin in two murine models of infection, Mycobacterium tuberculosis aerosol infection and Staphylococcus aureus septicemia. In both infection models, the efficacy of apramycin was comparable to that of amikacin. These results suggest that apramycin has the potential to become a clinically useful agent against drug-resistant pathogens and support further development of this promising unique aminoglycoside.Entities:
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25136009 PMCID: PMC4249428 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.03239-14
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191