Nanoparticles as antibiotic-delivery vehicles (ADVs) overcome resistance by MRSA and other MDR bacterial pathogens: The grenade hypothesis

Objectives: The aim of this study was to examine how the concentrated delivery of less effective antibiotics, such as the β-lactam penicillin G, by linkage to nanoparticles (NPs), could influence the killing efficiency against various pathogenic bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococc...

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Main Authors: Amjed Alabresm, Yung Pin Chen, Savannah Wichter-Chandler, Jamie Lead, Brian C. Benicewicz, Alan W. Decho
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716520301685