PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Jacobson, Anne
ED  - Moskowitz, Samuel M.
TI  - Multidrug-Resistant Pulmonary Pathogens: Controlling a Major Public Health Risk
DP  - 2011 Sep 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 18--19
VI  - 11
IP  - 4
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/4/18.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/11/4/18.full
AB  - Multidrug-resistant lung infections are increasingly common in vulnerable patient populations, including patients with tuberculosis and cystic fibrosis and the critically ill. This article discusses new approaches to the diagnosis and management of antibiotic-resistant pulmonary pathogens, including the use of first-line combination antibiotic therapy and novel drug delivery.