Open AccessCombination therapy with polymyxin B for the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative respiratory tract infections
Author(s) -
Magda Sobieszczyk
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkh369
Subject(s) - polymyxin , medicine , multiple drug resistance , polymyxin b , antibiotics , gram , respiratory tract infections , microbiology and biotechnology , respiratory tract , respiratory system , biology , bacteria , genetics
The treatment of infections caused by multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative organisms poses a therapeutic challenge. The use of polymyxin B has been resurrected specifically for this purpose.
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