The case for pathogen-specific therapy

Expert Opinion on Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 10, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1699-1703

  Casadevall, Arturo ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Antimicrobial; Diseases; Infectious; Resistance

Indexed keywords

ACICLOVIR; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CYTARABINE; ECHINOCANDIN; ETHAMBUTOL; ISONIAZID; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; SULFONAMIDE;

ANTHRAX; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; BACTERIAL INFECTION; EPIDEMIC MENINGITIS; ERYSIPELAS; EXTENSIVELY DRUG RESISTANT TUBERCULOSIS; HERPES; HUMAN; IMMUNOTHERAPY; MEASLES; MICROFLORA; MYCOSIS; REVIEW; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA; SYMBIOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; DRUG RESISTANCE, MICROBIAL; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS;

EID: 68149168861     PISSN: 14656566     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1517/14656560903066837     Document Type: Review

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