Peptide antibiotics

Lancet

Volumn 349, Issue 9049, 1997, Pages 418-422

  Hancock, Robert E W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; FLUCONAZOLE; IB 367; MBI 11CN; MBI 20; MYCOPREX; NISIN; PEXIGANAN ACETATE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; CANDIDIASIS; CELL MEMBRANE; DIABETIC FOOT; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STRUCTURE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; IMPETIGO; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY; STOMACH ULCER; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 0031039956     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(97)80051-7     Document Type: Review

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