Therapeutic effect of a novel oxazolidinone, DA-7867, in BALB/c mice infected with Nocardia brasiliensis.

Therapeutic effect of a novel oxazolidinone, DA-7867, in BALB/c mice infected with Nocardia brasiliensis.

BACKGROUND: Mycetoma is a chronic infectious disease of tropical and subtropical countries. It is produced by true fungi and actinobacteria. In México, Nocardia brasiliensis is the main causative agent of mycetoma, producing about 86% of the cases; the gold standard for the therapy of mycetoma by N....

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Main Authors: Lucio Vera-Cabrera, Alejandra Daw-Garza, Salvador Said-Fernández, Hector Gerardo Lozano-Garza, Noemi Waksman de Torres, Norma Cavazos Rocha, Jorge Ocampo-Candiani, Sung-Hak Choi, Oliverio Welsh
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Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-01-01
Series:PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2553479?pdf=render

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