Posizolid Explained

Posizolid is an oxazolidinone antibiotic under investigation by AstraZeneca for the treatment of bacterial infections. At a concentration of 2 mg/L it inhibited 98% of all Gram-positive bacteria tested in vitro.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Wookey A, Turner PJ, Greenhalgh JM, Eastwood M, Clarke J, Sefton C . AZD2563, a novel oxazolidinone: definition of antibacterial spectrum, assessment of bactericidal potential and the impact of miscellaneous factors on activity in vitro . Clinical Microbiology and Infection . 10 . 3 . 247–54 . March 2004 . 15008947 . 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2004.00770.x . free .

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