Cationic antimicrobial peptides: alternatives and/or adjuvants to antibiotics active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Cationic antimicrobial peptides: alternatives and/or adjuvants to antibiotics active against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Abstract Background Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa are becoming difficult to treat with antibiotics whereas Cationic Antimicrobial Peptides (CAMPs) represent promising alternatives. The effects of four CAMPs (LL-37: human cathelicidin, CAMA...

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Main Authors: Regina Geitani, Carole Ayoub Moubareck, Lhousseine Touqui, Dolla Karam Sarkis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-03-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Cationic antimicrobial peptides
Alternative to antibiotics
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12866-019-1416-8

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