Drug Resistance
Nisin Evaluated for Antibiotic-Resistant Infections Treatment
Published in Medical Letter on the CDC and FDA, July 7th, 1997
"The results of this study represent a major milestone in the development of nisin, which may have the potential to be the first peptide that can be taken orally as a treatment for a serious infectious disease of the colon," said George A. Digenis, Ph.D., University of Kentucky, who collaborated on the study design.
The study used radiolabeling technology in which images of the tablets were captured as they traveled intact through the stomach and the small intestine and then released nisin at the...
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