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Mud Harnessed to Fight Infections
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Page: << Prev | 1 | 2 | 3 "But I would say that, in the short term, the most likely application will most be for the topical treatment of skin infections rather than as an ingestible," he added. "Because to use it as a pill, you have to first identify the helpful compounds and then synthesize them in a way that could be useful, which is a long and involved process. Developing topical products is probably much easier."
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For more about microbial infections, visit the National Institutes of Health.
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Last updated 4/6/2008
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SOURCES: Shelley E. Haydel, Ph.D., assistant professor, School of Life Sciences, Center for Infectious Diseases and Vaccinology, Biodesign Institute, Arizona State University, Tempe, Ariz.; George A. O'Toole, Ph.D., associate professor, department of microbiology and immunology, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, N.H.; April 6, 2008, presentation, American Chemical Society annual meeting, New Orleans
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