Combinatory Effect of Nitroxoline and Gentamicin in the Control of Uropathogenic Enterococci Infections

• Main Authors: Davorka Repac Antić (Author), Bruno Kovač (Author), Marko Kolenc (Author), Irena Brčić Karačonji (Author), Ivana Gobin (Author), Mirna Petković Didović (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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<i>Enterococcus faecalis</i>, responsible for a majority of human and nosocomial enterococcal infections, is intrinsically resistant to aminoglycoside antibiotics (such as gentamicin, GEN), which must be used in a combined therapy to be effective. Nitroxoline (NTX) is an old antibiotic,...