Optimal drug synergy in antimicrobial treatments.

The rapid proliferation of antibiotic-resistant pathogens has spurred the use of drug combinations to maintain clinical efficacy and combat the evolution of resistance. Drug pairs can interact synergistically or antagonistically, yielding inhibitory effects larger or smaller than expected from the d...

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Main Authors: Joseph Peter Torella, Remy Chait, Roy Kishony
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-06-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20532210/pdf/?tool=EBI