Effective Treatment of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis and Mycobacterium abscessus Species Infections in Macrophages, Biofilm, and Mice by Using Liposomal Ciprofloxacin | Zendy

James Blanchard | Zendy; Valerie Elias | Zendy; David Cipolla | Zendy; Igor Gonda | Zendy; Luiz E. Bermudez | Zendy

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Effective Treatment of Mycobacterium avium subsp. hominissuis and Mycobacterium abscessus Species Infections in Macrophages, Biofilm, and Mice by Using Liposomal Ciprofloxacin

Author(s) -

James Blanchard,

Valerie Elias,

David Cipolla,

Igor Gonda,

Luiz E. Bermudez

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07

H-Index - 259

eISSN - 1070-6283

pISSN - 0066-4804

DOI - 10.1128/aac.00440-18

Subject(s) - ciprofloxacin , microbiology and biotechnology , mycobacterium abscessus , mycobacterium avium complex , mycobacterium , biology , biofilm , virology , antimycobacterial , antibiotics , medicine , bacteria , mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , pathology , genetics

Nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) affect an increasing number of individuals worldwide. Infection with these organisms is more common in patients with chronic lung conditions, and treatment is challenging.

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