Nanodrugs: Optimism for emerging trend of multidrug resistance

International Journal of Nanomedicine

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages 4323-4324

  Khan, Asad U ^a  

^a ALIGARH MUSLIM UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBAPENEM; CHITOSAN; CLINDAMYCIN; MACROGOL; METALLO BETA LACTAMASE; NANOMATERIAL; NANOSCALE SILICATE PLATELET; NEW DELHI METALLO BETA LACTAMASE 1; RIFAMPICIN; SILVER NANOPARTICLE; SILVER NANOPARTICLE NANOSCALE SILICATE PLATELET; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIPLATELET ACTIVITY; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BRAIN VENTRICULITIS; CYTOTOXICITY; DRUG ACTIVITY; DRUG COATING; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FUNGAL COLONIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION COMPLICATION; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; LETTER; MENINGITIS; MULTIDRUG RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; SEPTICEMIA; TREND STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; HUMANS; MACROPHAGES; METAL NANOPARTICLES;

EID: 84870330766     PISSN: 11769114     EISSN: 11782013     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/IJN.S35288     Document Type: Letter

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