Pleuromutilins Are Important to Control Brachyspira hyodysenteriae

Spirochetal colitis or swine dysentery is a disease of piglets with worldwide distribution.  It can cause severe bloody diarrheal disease with a mortality of up to 50% in herds if untreated and thus can have great economic impact.  The disease Continue reading Pleuromutilins Are Important to Control Brachyspira hyodysenteriae

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

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