In vivo antibacterial activity of MRX-I, a new oxazolidinone

Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2014;58(4):2418-21. doi: 10.1128/AAC.01526-13. Epub 2014 Jan 6.

Abstract

MRX-I is a potent oxazolidinone antibiotic against Gram-positive pathogens, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), penicillin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (PRSP), penicillin-intermediate S. pneumoniae (PISP), and vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE). In this study, the in vivo efficacy of orally administered MRX-I was evaluated using linezolid as a comparator. MRX-I showed the same or better efficacy than linezolid in both systemic and local infection models against the tested strains.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / pharmacology
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Male
  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus / drug effects
  • Mice
  • Oxazolidinones / pharmacology
  • Oxazolidinones / therapeutic use*
  • Penicillins / pharmacology
  • Penicillins / therapeutic use*
  • Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
  • Streptococcus pneumoniae / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Oxazolidinones
  • Penicillins