Micrologix preclinical data

Micrologix said its peptide antibiotic showed positive effect in controlling systemic infections in early animal studies. Mice were infected by injection into the abdominal cavity with lethal levels of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or S. epidermidis. In one study, mice infected with MRSA were given doses of the peptide intravenously 10 minutes prior to infection to 10 minutes post-infection. All mice from the control group died 6-8 hours after infection. Treated mice survived up to 12 hours after infection. ...