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Exploring simvastatin, an antihyperlipidemic drug, as a potential topical antibacterial agent

The rapid rise of bacterial resistance to traditional antibiotics combined with the decline in discovery of novel antibacterial agents has created a global public health crisis. Repurposing existing drugs presents an alternative strategy to potentially expedite the discovery of new antimicrobial dru...

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Autores principales: Thangamani, Shankar, Mohammad, Haroon, Abushahba, Mostafa F. N., Hamed, Maha I., Sobreira, Tiago J. P., Hedrick, Victoria E., Paul, Lake N., Seleem, Mohamed N.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4639749/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26553420
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/srep16407