Treatment of severe pneumonia by hinokitiol in a murine antimicrobial-resistant pneumococcal pneumonia model.

Streptococcus pneumoniae is often isolated from patients with community-acquired pneumonia. Antibiotics are the primary line of treatment for pneumococcal pneumonia; however, rising antimicrobial resistance is becoming more prevalent. Hinokitiol, which is isolated from trees in the cypress family, h...

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Main Authors: Toshihito Isono, Hisanori Domon, Kosuke Nagai, Tomoki Maekawa, Hikaru Tamura, Takumi Hiyoshi, Katsunori Yanagihara, Eiji Kunitomo, Shoji Takenaka, Yuichiro Noiri, Yutaka Terao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0240329