Inhaled antibiotic therapy in chronic respiratory diseases

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2017, Pages

  Maselli, Diego J ^a,b   Keyt, Holly ^a,b   Restrepo, Marcos I ^a,b  

^a SOUTH TEXAS VETERANS HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Bronchiectasis; Cystic fibrosis; Nontuberculous mycobacteria

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CIPROFLOXACIN; COLISTIN; CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR; GENTAMICIN; LEVOFLOXACIN; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TOBRAMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIOSIS; ATYPICAL MYCOBACTERIUM; BRONCHIECTASIS; BRONCHOSPASM; BURKHOLDERIA; CHRONIC RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; COUGHING; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DYSPHONIA; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEADACHE; HEMOPTYSIS; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; LUNG INFECTION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MULTICENTER STUDY (TOPIC); NEBULIZATION; NEPHROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; NOSE OBSTRUCTION; OTOTOXICITY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 2 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL (TOPIC); PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS INFECTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RHINORRHEA; TASTE DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERTIGO; WEAKNESS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BREATHING DISORDER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLICATION; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; GENETICS; INHALATIONAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BRONCHIECTASIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CYSTIC FIBROSIS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MYCOBACTERIUM INFECTIONS, NONTUBERCULOUS; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 85019594586     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms18051062     Document Type: Review

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