多用途の基板としてのフッ素キノロン:抗菌剤耐性に対抗する古典的および新しいメカニズムをターゲットにする可能性

Ahmed M Kamal El-Sagheir1, Michaela Wenzel2, Jari Yli-Kauhaluoma3

  • 1Drug Research Program, Division of Pharmaceutical Chemistry and Technology, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Helsinki, FI-00014 Helsinki, Finland; Medicinal Chemistry Department, Faculty of Pharmacy, Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt, 71526.

まとめ

新しいフルオロキノロン抗生物質は,複数の細菌経路を標的にし,バイオフィルム形成を阻害することで,多剤耐性細菌との闘いに有望な解決策を提供し,治療の有効性を高めます.

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