Linezolid

EXPERIMENTAL DRUGS / POTENTIAL ANTIBIOTIC THERAPIES AGAINST M. ULCERANS

Linezolid

CLASS

Oxazolidinone

MECHANISM OF ACTION

Bactericidal action

DRUG INTERACTION PHASE (APPROVED, INVESTIGATIONAL, EXPERIMENTAL)

Experimental

MODE OF ADMINISTRATION

Orally or by IV infusion

LINK TO PUBMED


SIMILAR TARGETS IN OTHER SPECIES

23S ribosomal RNA ~ Enteric bacteria and other eubacteria

DRUG BANK ID

DB00601

EXTERNAL LINKS


REFERENCE

Ji, B., Lefrancois, S., Robert, J., Chauffour, A., Truffot, C., & Jarlier, V. (2006). In vitro and in vivo activities of rifampin, streptomycin, amikacin, moxifloxacin, R207910, linezolid, and PA-824 against Mycobacterium ulcerans. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, 50(6), 1921?1926. https://doi.org/10.1128/AAC.00052-06



Pluschke, G., & R?ltgen, K. (2019). Buruli ulcer: Mycobacterium ulcerans disease. In Buruli Ulcer: Mycobacterium ulcerans Disease. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-11114-4