Repurposing of the antimalarial agent tafenoquine to combat MRSA

Repurposing of the antimalarial agent tafenoquine to combat MRSA

ABSTRACT Staphylococcus 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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