Observations from ID and Beyond: Gepotidacin — New Antibiotic or Rare Tropical Bird?

In HIV and ID Observations, Dr. Paul Sax discusses the approval of a brand new antibiotic class for treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections.

“Gepotidacin” sounds like the name of a rare tropical bird. But, says Dr. Paul Sax, it's something rarer — and arguably more exciting. It's a first-in-class triazaacenaphthylene antibiotic, approved by the FDA on March 25 for the treatment of uncomplicated urinary tract infections. Read more in the latest HIV and ID Observations.

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Observations from ID and Beyond: Gepotidacin — New Antibiotic or Rare Tropical Bird?

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