Statins: antimicrobial resistance breakers or makers?

INTRODUCTION: The repurposing of non-antibiotic drugs as adjuvant antibiotics may help break antimicrobial resistance (AMR). Statins are commonly prescribed worldwide to lower cholesterol. They also possess qualities of AMR “breakers”, namely direct antibacterial activity, synergism with antibiotics...

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Autores principales: Ko, Humphrey H.T., Lareu, Ricky R., Dix, Brett R., Hughes, Jeffery D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PeerJ Inc. 2017
Materias:
Microbiology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5659212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29085751
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3952

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5659212/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29085751
http://dx.doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3952

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