Research Article

Mefloquine and Its Enantiomers Are Active against Mycobacterium tuberculosis In Vitro and in Macrophages

Table 1

Mefloquine and enantiomers MIC against two strains of MDR M. tuberculosis and H37Rv and Erdman strains. Results in mcg/mL.

CompoundsStrains
H37RvErdmanMDR Mtb
Strain 368Strain 400

Mefloquine88816
(+)Threo-mefloquine16161632
(−)Threo-mefloquine32323264
(+)Erythro-mefloquine88816
(−)Erythro-mefloquine88832