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

• Main Authors: Lucio Vera-Cabrera (Author), Alejandra Daw-Garza (Author), Salvador Said-Fernández (Author), Hector Gerardo Lozano-Garza (Author), Noemi Waksman de Torres (Author), Norma Cavazos Rocha (Author), Jorge Ocampo-Candiani (Author), Sung-Hak Choi (Author), Oliverio Welsh (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2008-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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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...