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Identification of (+)-Erythro-Mefloquine as an Active Enantiomer with Greater Efficacy than Mefloquine against Mycobacterium avium Infection in Mice

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Bermudez, Luiz E., Inderlied, Clark B., Kolonoski, Peter, Chee, Christopher B., Aralar, Priscilla, Petrofsky, Mary, Parman, Toufan, Green, Carol E., Lewin, Anita H., Ellis, William Y., and Young, Lowell S.

Abstract:

Infection caused by Mycobacterium avium is common in AIDS patients who do not receive treatment with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) or who develop resistance to anti-HIV therapy. Mefloquine, a racemic mixture used for malaria prophylaxis and treatment, is bactericidal against M. avium in mice. MICs of (+)-erythro-, (−)-erythro-, (+)-threo-,...

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. Bermudez,a,d Clark B. Inderlied,b Peter Kolonoski,a Christopher B. Chee,a Priscilla Aralar,b Mary Petrofsky