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BC-3781 Passes Phase 2 with Flying Colors, Readies for Phase 3

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The pleuromutilins are a relatively ‘old’ class of antibiotics that have seen much use in veterinary but not in human medicine.  According to EMA, Tiamulin is an “essential antibiotic” for the control of dysentery in pigs which is caused by Continue reading BC-3781 Passes Phase 2 with Flying Colors, Readies for Phase 3→

The Amazing Sulfonamides

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Sulfonamides really cover more infectious territory than most other antibiotics. Besides the more common bacterial species, they are active against many ‘special’ pathogens, like S. maltophilia, P. jiroveci, Listeria, Nocardia,, C. burneti (Q-fever), and T. whipplei (Whipple’s disease). Not to forget their use in Continue reading The Amazing Sulfonamides→