Chloramphenicol – A Potent Armament Against Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Gram Negative Bacilli? | Zendy

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Chloramphenicol – A Potent Armament Against Multi-Drug Resistant (MDR) Gram Negative Bacilli?

Author(s) -

Smita Sood

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

journal of clinical and diagnostic research

Language(s) - Uncategorized

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 2249-782X

pISSN - 0973-709X

DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2016/14989.7167

Subject(s) - chloramphenicol , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , multiple drug resistance , medicine , antimicrobial , bacilli , gram negative bacteria , drug resistance , bacteria , streptomycin , biology , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene

Multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacteria cause infections which are hard to treat and cause high morbidity and mortality. Due to limited therapeutic options there is a renewed interest upon older antimicrobials which had fallen into disuse as a result of toxic side effects. One such antibiotic is chloramphenicol which was sidelined due to reports linking its use with the development of aplastic anaemia.

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