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Cadazolid is an experimental antibiotic of the oxazolidinone class made by Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. which is effective against Clostridium difficile a major cause of drug resistant diarrhea in the elderly. Current drug treatments for this infection involve orally delivered antibiotics principally fidaxomicin metronidazole and vancomycin; the last two drugs are the principal therapeutic agents in use but fail in approximately 20 to 45% of the cases.

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ATC prefix
none
CAS number
1025097-10-2
IUPAC name
1-Cyclopropyl-6-fluoro-7-[4-(2-fluoro-4-[(5R)-5-(hydroxymethyl)-2-oxo-13-oxazolidin-3-yl]phenoxymethyl)-4-hydroxypiperidin-1-yl]-4-oxo-14-dihydroquinolin-3-carboxylic acid

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