Compound ID | 3275
Synonym(s): nitrofurmethone | altafur | furazolin
Class: Nitrofuran
| Spectrum of activity: | Gram-positive & Gram-negative |
| Details of activity: | Active against Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus sp., Enterococcus sp., Pneumococcus, Escherichia coli, and Klebsiella pneumoniae |
| Description: | Synthetic compound |
| Year first mentioned: | 1959 |
| Highest developmental phase: | Clinical trial in 1959-1960 |
| Development status: | Inactive |
| Reason Dropped: | Lack of therapeutic effect in complicated infections |
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| PubChem link: | https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/9553856 |
| Citation: | https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/565983 |