Protegrin-1: A broad-spectrum, rapidly microbicidal peptide with in vivo activity

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 41, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1738-1742

  Steinberg, Deborah A ^a   Hurst, Malinda A ^a   Fujii, Craig A ^a   Kung, Ada H C ^a   Ho, J F ^b   Cheng, F C ^b   Loury, David J ^a   Fiddes, John C ^a  

^a IntraBiotics Pharmaceuticals Inc   (United States)

^b Panlabs ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; GENTAMICIN; NORFLOXACIN; NYSTATIN; PIPERACILLIN; POLYMYXIN B; PROTEGRIN 1; RIFAMPICIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; INTRAMUSCULAR DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORTALITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PERITONITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 0030855146     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/aac.41.8.1738     Document Type: Article

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