Sancycline is a semi-synthetic tetracycline antibiotic that is more active than tetracycline against 339 strains of anaerobic bacteria (average MIC90s = 1 and 32 μg/ml, respectively).1,2 Sancycline is active against tetracycline-resistant E. coli, S. aureus, and E. faecalis strains with MICs ranging from 0.06 to 1 μg/ml.3 In vivo, sancycline is active against S. aureus in mice with ED50 values of 0.46 and 0.6 mg/kg for intravenous and subcutaneous administration, respectively.
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