Description
Clindamycinisalincosamideantibioticthatexhibitsantibacterial,anti-protozoan,anti-parasitic,andantimalarialactivities.Clindamycindisplaysefficacyagainstanaerobicgramnegativebacteria,Streptococcus,andStaphylococcus(particularlyMRSA).Clindamycinbinds23SrRNAoftheribosomal50Ssubunit,preventingtranslocationandproteinsynthesis.Whenco-admiNISTeredwithotheranti-parasiticcompounds,clindamycinisalsooccasionallyusedtotreatPlasmodiuminfection.
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