Antibacterial activities of the antiparasitic drugs nifurtimox and benznidazole.

AUTOR(ES)

Hof, H

RESUMO

Both nifurtimox and benznidazole, which are used for the treatment of Chagas' disease, also display marked antibacterial activities. Characteristically for nitroheterocyclic compounds, they are much more active against anaerobic and microaerophilic bacteria than against aerobic bacteria. Nitroreductase-deficient aerobes are completely resistant, whereas SOS-repair-deficient strains are moderately susceptible. Those strains are rapidly killed.

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