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Nitazoxanide is active against Mycobacterium leprae

Nitazoxanide (NTZ) is an anti-parasitic drug that also has activity against bacteria, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Our data using both radiorespirometry and live-dead staining in vitro demonstrate that NTZ similarly has bactericidal against M. leprae. Further, gavage of M. leprae-infected m...

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Autores principales: Bailey, Mai Ann, Na, Hana, Duthie, Malcolm S., Gillis, Thomas P., Lahiri, Ramanuj, Parish, Tanya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5574600/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28850614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184107