Treating Intracranial Abscesses in Rats with Stereotactic Injection of Biodegradable Vancomycin-Embedded Microparticles

• Main Authors: Yuan-Yun Tseng (Author), Ching-Wei Kao (Author), Kuo-Sheng Liu (Author), Ya-Ling Tang (Author), Yen-Wei Liu (Author), Shih-Jung Liu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2020-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Brain abscesses are emergent and life-threating despite advances in modern neurosurgical techniques and antibiotics. The present study explores the efficacy of vancomycin embedded to 50:50 poly(lactic-<i>co</i>-glycolide acid) (PLGA) microparticles in the treatment of brain abscess. The...