Host defense peptides in burns Export

@article{citeulike:2398181, abstract = {Overuse of antibiotics and failure to apply basic infection control policies and procedures have contributed to the increasing multi-drug resistance of many nosocomial pathogens. The alarming increase of multi-drug-resistant bacteria (e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicilin-resistant Staphylococci, vancomycin-resistant Enterococci) causes infected wounds associated with high mortality and morbidity in burned patients and focuses attention on the need for better treatment and prevention of wound infections. The review points out and discusses some emerging alternatives to antibiotics used in clinical practice, with special emphasis on the role of the innate immune response and potential application of human host defense peptides in thermal injury.}, author = {Steinstraesser, L. and Oezdogan, Y. and Wang, S. C. and Steinau, H. U.}, citeulike-article-id = {2398181}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2004.05.013}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6T52-4D67BBN-3/2/c4f3533e18402c901b7b12c7f84f6b0a}, doi = {10.1016/j.burns.2004.05.013}, journal = {Burns}, keywords = {burn, host-pathogen, review}, month = {November}, number = {7}, pages = {619--627}, posted-at = {2008-02-19 11:14:09}, priority = {2}, title = {Host defense peptides in burns}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2004.05.013}, volume = {30}, year = {2004} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2398181 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2398181 N2 - Overuse of antibiotics and failure to apply basic infection control policies and procedures have contributed to the increasing multi-drug resistance of many nosocomial pathogens. The alarming increase of multi-drug-resistant bacteria (e.g. Pseudomonas aeruginosa, methicilin-resistant Staphylococci, vancomycin-resistant Enterococci) causes infected wounds associated with high mortality and morbidity in burned patients and focuses attention on the need for better treatment and prevention of wound infections. The review points out and discusses some emerging alternatives to antibiotics used in clinical practice, with special emphasis on the role of the innate immune response and potential application of human host defense peptides in thermal injury. IS - 7 JF - Burns EP - 627 TI - Host defense peptides in burns VL - 30 SP - 619 KW - burn KW - host-pathogen KW - review AU - Steinstraesser, L AU - Oezdogan, Y AU - Wang, SC AU - Steinau, HU PY - 2004/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.burns.2004.05.013 ER -