Repurposing Screen Identifies Unconventional Drugs With Activity Against Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Repurposing Screen Identifies Unconventional Drugs With Activity Against Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii

Antibiotic-resistant nosocomial infections are an emerging public health issue; carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacteria such as Acinetobacter baumannii are among the pathogens against which new therapeutic agents are desperately needed. Drug repurposing has recently emerged as an alternative app...

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Main Authors: Yu-Shan Cheng, Wei Sun, Miao Xu, Min Shen, Mozna Khraiwesh, Richard J. Sciotti, Wei Zheng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
Subjects:
Acinetobacter baumannii
multidrug resistance
drug repositioning
drug repurposing screen
synergistic drug combination
nosocomial infections
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fcimb.2018.00438/full

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