Efficacy of DA-7218, a new oxazolidinone prodrug, in the treatment of experimental actinomycetoma produced by Nocardia brasiliensis

Molecules

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 31-40

  Espinoza González, Nelly Alejandra ^a   Welsh, Oliverio ^a   De Torres, Noemi Waksman ^b   Cavazos Rocha, Norma ^b   Ocampo Candiani, Jorge ^a   Said Fernandez, Salvador ^c   Lozano Garza, Gerardo ^c   Choi, Sung Hak ^d   Vera Cabrera, Lucio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DR JOSÉ ELEUTERIO GONZÁLEZ   (Mexico)

^b Medicina UANL   (Mexico)

^c INSTITUTO MEXICANO DEL SEGURO SOCIAL   (Mexico)

^d Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Actinomycetoma; Nocardia brasiliensis; Oxazolidinones; Prodrug

Indexed keywords

EID: 38949197227     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules13010031     Document Type: Article

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