Anti-Infective Agents in Medicinal Chemistry

Author(s): Miguel O. Mitchell

DOI: 10.2174/187152107782023114

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Antibacterial Agents Against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci (VRE)

Page: [243 - 247] Pages: 5

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Abstract

The emergence of nosocomial infections caused by methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococci (VRE) has prompted research directed at the development of novel antibacterial agents to treat these diseases. This review will examine the literature on anti-MRSA and anti-VRE antibacterial research published between 2001 and October 2006.

Keywords: Chloroorienticin B, quinolone, natural products, linezolid, bacterial cell wall