Repurposing of the antimalarial agent tafenoquine to combat MRSA

Repurposing of the antimalarial agent tafenoquine to combat MRSA

ABSTRACTStaphylococcus aureus is an important human pathogen that often leads to hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections. The appearance of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) has made the treatment extremely challenging. There is an urgent need to develop new antimicrobial agents to...

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Main Authors: Pengfei She, Yifan Yang, Linhui Li, Yimin Li, Shasha Liu, Zehao Li, Linying Zhou, Yong Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-12-01
Series:mSystems
Subjects:
methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
antimicrobial agents
drug repurposing
tafenoquine
Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.01026-23

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https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/msystems.01026-23

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