Intravenous colistimethate administration and colistin lung tissue concentrations

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Roberto Imberti. Intensive Care Med. 2010 Oct.

. 2010 Oct;36(10):1795.

doi: 10.1007/s00134-010-1960-z. Epub 2010 Jul 23.

¹ Direzione Scientifica, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo, Piazzale Golgi, 4, Pavia, 27100, Italy. r.imberti@smatteo.pv.it.

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Nebulized and intravenous colistin in experimental pneumonia caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
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