Chitosan Loaded into a Hydrogel Delivery System as a Strategy to Treat Vaginal Co-Infection

• Main Authors: Diego R. Perinelli (Author), Raffaella Campana (Author), Athanasios Skouras (Author), Giulia Bonacucina (Author), Marco Cespi (Author), Francesca Mastrotto (Author), Wally Baffone (Author), Luca Casettari (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2018-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Polymeric hydrogels are common dosage forms designed for the topical administration of antimicrobial drugs to treat vaginal infections. One of the major advantages of using chitosan in these formulations is related to the intrinsic and broad antimicrobial activity exerted on bacteria and fungi by th...