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SUBMITTER: Rajamuthiah R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4405337 | biostudies-literature | 2015
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20150421 4
Staphylococcus aureus is a Gram-positive bacterium that has become the leading cause of hospital acquired infections in the US. Repurposing Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs for antimicrobial therapy involves lower risks and costs compared to de novo development of novel antimicrobial agents. In this study, we examined the antimicrobial properties of two commercially available anthelmintic drugs. The FDA approved drug niclosamide and the veterinary drug oxyclozanide displayed str ...[more]