| Literature DB >> 25877090 |
Faik N Oktar, Mehmet Yetmez, Denisa Ficai, Anton Ficai, Florica Dumitru, Alexandra Pica1.
Abstract
The emergence of multi-resistant bacteria to drugs is recognized as a major cause of the increasing number of deaths in hospitals. Killing these bacteria require multiple expensive drugs that can have side effects. Metal nanoparticles may provide a new strategy to combat them. Due the antimicrobial and antiviral properties, nanoparticles (NPs) have outstanding biological properties that can be handled properly for desired applications. This review presents antibacterial and antiviral activity of metal NPs, including the molecular mechanisms by which NPs annihilate multidrug-resistant bacteria.Entities:
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Year: 2015 PMID: 25877090 DOI: 10.2174/1568026615666150414141601
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Top Med Chem ISSN: 1568-0266 Impact factor: 3.295