Cefilavancin
Cefilavancin (TD-1792) is an experimental antibiotic medication developed for the treatment of bacterial infections such as drug-resistant strains of ''Staphylococcus aureus''. It is a prodrug which is also a codrug, injected intravenously and then cleaved inside the body to two active components, one of which is a modified form of vancomycin and the other a cephalosporin The cephalosporins (sg. ) are a class of β-lactam antibiotics originally derived from the fungus '' Acremonium'', which was previously known as ''Cephalosporium''. Together with cephamycins, they constitute a subgroup of β-lactam antibio ... antibiotic. In clinical trials cefilavancin has shown similar efficacy with reduced side effects compared to vancomycin itself. See also * Rifaquizinone References {{reflist Antibiotics Heterocyclic compounds with 7 or more rings Carboxamides Amides Chloroarenes Thiazoles Pyridinium compounds Carboxylate anions Zwitterions Polyols Thiazines Azet ...
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