Towards rational treatment of bacterial infections during extended space travel

International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 183-187

  Taylor, Peter W ^a   Sommer, Andrei P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ULM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bacterial infection; Bacteriophage therapy; Intestinal flora; Mars missions; Photodynamic therapy; Space travel

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIOCHLORIN; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CHLORAMPHENICOL; COLISTIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GREEN TEA EXTRACT; KANAMYCIN; OXACILLIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT; PHTHALOCYANINE DERIVATIVE; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; TETRAPYRROLE DERIVATIVE;

ABSCESS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ASTRONOMY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL MUTATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIOPHAGE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GASTROINTESTINAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INJURY; INTESTINE FLORA; LUNG INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MICROGRAVITY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PHOTOSENSITIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SKIN INFECTION; SPACE; SPACE FLIGHT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEA;

EID: 24044552278     PISSN: 09248579     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2005.06.002     Document Type: Short Survey

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