Streptogramins are a class of antibiotics.
Streptogramins are effective in the treatment of
vancomycin-resistant ''Staphylococcus aureus'' (VRSA) and
vancomycin-resistant ''Enterococcus'' (VRE), two of the most rapidly growing strains of
multidrug-resistant bacteria
Multidrug-resistant bacteria (MDR bacteria) are bacteria that are resistant to three or more classes of antimicrobial drugs. MDR bacteria have seen an increase in prevalence in recent years and pose serious risks to public health. MDR bacteria can ...
. They fall into two groups:
streptogramin A and
streptogramin B.
Members include:
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Quinupristin/dalfopristin
Quinupristin/dalfopristin, or quinupristin-dalfopristin, (pronunciation: kwi NYOO pris tin / dal FOE pris tin) (trade name Synercid) is a combination of two antibiotics used to treat infections by staphylococci and by vancomycin-resistant '' Ente ...
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Pristinamycin
Pristinamycin ( INN), also spelled pristinamycine, is an antibiotic used primarily in the treatment of staphylococcal infections, and to a lesser extent streptococcal infections. It is a streptogramin group antibiotic, similar to virginiamycin, d ...
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Virginiamycin
Virginiamycin is a streptogramin antibiotic similar to pristinamycin and quinupristin/dalfopristin. It is a combination of pristinamycin IIA (virginiamycin M1) and virginiamycin S1. Virginiamycin is used in the fuel ethanol
Ethanol (a ...
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NXL 103
Linopristin/flopristin (development codes NXL103 and XRP 2868) is an experimental drug candidate under development by Novexel. It is an oral streptogramin antibiotic that has potent ''in vitro'' activity against certain Gram-positive bacteria i ...
, an experimental streptogramin in clinical trials for the treatment of respiratory tract infections.
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Antibiotics
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