An Approach to Measuring Colistin Plasma Levels Regarding the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Bacterial Infection
Antimicrobial resistance to antibiotic treatment has significantly increased during recent years, causing this to become a worldwide public health problem. More than 70% of pathogenic bacteria are resistant to at least one of the currently used antibiotics. Polymyxin E (colistin) has recently been u...
Main Authors: | Tatiana Pacheco, Rosa-Helena Bustos, Diana González, Vivian Garzón, Julio-Cesar García, Daniela Ramírez |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-07-01
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Series: | Antibiotics |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/8/3/100 |
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