Method for treating infectious respiratory diseases
US5290540A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 1, 1992 |
| Grant date | Mar 1, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A50/30
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A method of treating pneumonia caused by a microorganism by administering directly into the lower respiratory tract of a host an amount of an anti-inflammatory agent effective to reduce inflammation is provided. The method may further include administering to a host an amount of an anti-infectious agent with activity against the microorganism effective to reduce the concentration of the microorganism.
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