Clinical potential of engineered cationic antimicrobial peptides against drug resistant biofilms

Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther. 2016 Nov;14(11):989-991. doi: 10.1080/14787210.2016.1236687. Epub 2016 Sep 22.
No abstract available

Keywords: Biofilm infections; antimicrobial peptide; multidrug resistance; polymicrobial infections; rational design.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides / therapeutic use*
  • Biofilms*
  • Coinfection / drug therapy*
  • Coinfection / metabolism
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Extracellular Matrix / metabolism
  • Humans

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents
  • Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides