Fusafungine. An antimicrobial agent for the local treatment of respiratory tract infections

Clinical Drug Investigation

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 308-317

  German Fattal, Michèle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; FUSAFUNGINE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIOSTASIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAM POSITIVE COCCI; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT; META ANALYSIS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PENICILLIN RESISTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 0029908139     PISSN: 11732563     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00044011-199612060-00004     Document Type: Article

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