Rifampicin-Loaded Mesoporous Silica Nanoparticles for the Treatment of Intracellular Infections

• Main Authors: Santhni Subramaniam (Author), Nicky Thomas (Author), Hanna Gustafsson (Author), Manasi Jambhrunkar (Author), Stephen P. Kidd (Author), Clive A. Prestidge (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2019-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Infectious diseases remain a major burden in today’s world, causing high mortality rates and significant economic losses, with >9 million deaths per year predicted by 2030. Invasion of host cells by intracellular bacteria poses treatment challenges due to the poor permeation of anti...