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Antibiotics
Recent studies from Zhejiang University add new data to antibiotics
June 16th, 2009
"Although epidural analgesia may provide adequate pain relief and minimize systemic side effects, long-term, even permanent placement of epidural catheter for chronic or cancer-related pain management carries a potential risk of both superficial and deep infection," scientists in Hangzhou, People's Republic of China report. "The development of antibiotics microspheres that could be dwelled in epidural drug-delivery devices is likely to achieve a significant advance allowing antibiotics given by the intradiscal route to control catheter-related infections. In the present study, the composite microspheres composed of double-walled microcapsules and PLGA were constructed...
Source: Cancer Weekly (2009-06-16)
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