Nafithromycin – The Renaissance of Ketolide Antibiotics?

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Authors

  • Carsten A. Vock Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Vienna, Josef-Holaubek-Platz 2 (UZA 2), 1090, Vienna, Austria; Faculty of Chemistry, University of Vienna, Währinger Str. 38-42, 1090, Vienna, Austria

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.2533/chimia.2026.74

Keywords:

Antimicrobial Resistance, Ketolide Antibiotics, New antibiotics, One Health

Abstract

The recently approved new antibiotic nafithromycin will be discussed as a member and perhaps a lighthouse project of the ketolide family, which has not been represented on the market for almost ten years.

CHIMIA Vol. 80 No. 1-2 (2026): Nanoparticle Research in Switzerland - From the Past to the Future

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2026-02-25

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Vol. 80 No. 1-2 (2026): Nanoparticle Research in Switzerland - From the Past to the Future

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Columns, Conference Reports

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C. A. Vock, Chimia 2026, 80, 74, DOI: 10.2533/chimia.2026.74.