Article
Antibacterial and mutagenic activity of inhaled bronchodilators on the respiratory pathogen Haemophilus influenzae.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jul 1990
Powell M, Majcherczyk P A, Williams J D
Abstract excerpt
The U.K. prevalence of non-beta-lactamase-mediated resistance to ampicillin among Haemophilus influenzae reached 4% in 1986. The majority (70%) of isolates of this type come from sputa of patients with chronic obstructive airways disease. This study investigated whether bronchodilator drugs delivered directly to the respiratory tract have any antibacterial activity and/or play a role in promoting selection of...
Topics
- Ampicillin
- Ampicillin Resistance
- Bronchodilator Agents
- Haemophilus influenzae
- In Vitro Techniques
- Microbial Sensitivity Tests
- Mutation