Delivering antibacterials to the lungs: Considerations for optimizing outcomes

American Journal of Respiratory Medicine

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 261-272

  Cazzola, Mario ^a   Blasi, Francesco ^b   Terzano, Claudio ^c   Matera, Maria G ^d   Marsico, Serafino A ^d  

^a CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMOXICILLIN; AMPICILLIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; AZITHROMYCIN; BACAMPICILLIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CEFTRIAXONE; CEFUROXIME; CEPHALOSPORIN DERIVATIVE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLARITHROMYCIN; DIRITHROMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GATIFLOXACIN; IMIPENEM; LEVOFLOXACIN; MACROLIDE; MOXIFLOXACIN; NETILMICIN; PEFLOXACIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TAZOBACTAM; TELITHROMYCIN; TETRACYCLINE DERIVATIVE; UNINDEXED DRUG;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; BRONCHUS MUCOSA; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG DISPOSITION; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG PENETRATION; DRUG TISSUE LEVEL; GROWTH INHIBITION; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LOBAR PNEUMONIA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; LUNG ALVEOLUS EPITHELIUM; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; LUNG LAVAGE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0041384549     PISSN: 11756365     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03256617     Document Type: Review

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