Inhaled Antibiotic Therapy in Chronic Respiratory Diseases

The management of patients with chronic respiratory diseases affected by difficult to treat infections has become a challenge in clinical practice. Conditions such as cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF bronchiectasis require extensive treatment strategies to deal with multidrug resistant pathogens that include Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, Burkholderia species and non-tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM). These challenges prompted scientists to deliver antimicrobial agents through the pulmonary system by using inhaled, aerosolized or nebulized antibiotics. Subsequent research advances focused on the development of antibiotic agents able to achieve high tissue concentrations capable of reducing the bacterial load of difficult-to-treat organisms in hosts with chronic respiratory conditions. In this review, we focus on the evidence regarding the use of antibiotic therapies administered through the respiratory system via inhalation, nebulization or aerosolization, specifically in patients with chronic respiratory diseases that include CF, non-CF bronchiectasis and NTM. However, further research is required to address the potential benefits, mechanisms of action and applications of inhaled antibiotics for the management of difficult-to-treat infections in patients with chronic respiratory diseases.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

International journal of molecular sciences - 18(2017), 5 vom: 16. Mai

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Maselli, Diego J [VerfasserIn]
Keyt, Holly [VerfasserIn]
Restrepo, Marcos I [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aerosols
Anti-Bacterial Agents
Bronchiectasis
Cystic fibrosis
Journal Article
Nontuberculous mycobacteria
Review

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.03.2018

Date Revised 13.11.2018

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/ijms18051062

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM271945982