Pharmacology & ToxicologybioRxivPreprint
Repurposing the quinoline antibiotic nitroxoline to treat infections caused by the brain-eating amoeba Balamuthia mandrillaris
Matthew T. Laurie, Corin V. White, Hanna Retallack…·Joseph L. DeRisi
This paper identifies nitroxoline as a potent inhibitor of Balamuthia mandrillaris, showing greater efficacy than current treatments for granulomatous amoebic encephalitis.
DOI 10.1101/331785