Exploring chitosan nanoparticles as effective inhibitors of antibiotic resistant skin microorganisms – from in vitro to ex vitro testing

Nowadays, nosocomial skin infections are increasingly harder to manage and control. In the search for new, natural compounds capable of being alternatives to traditional antibiotics, chitosan and its nanoparticles, have garnered attention. This work sought to understand the potential of chitosan NPs...

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Main Author: Costa, Eduardo M. (author)
Other Authors: Silva, Sara (author), Veiga, Mariana (author), Tavaria, Freni K. (author), Pintado, Maria M. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/25786
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ucp.pt:10400.14/25786