Cyclic polypeptide antibiotic from Bacillus colistinus. It is composed of Polymyxins E1 and E2 (or Colistins A, B, and C) which act as detergents on cell membranes. Colistin is less toxic than Polymyxin B, but otherwise similar; the methanesulfonate is used orally.
For the treatment of acute or chronic infections due to sensitive strains of certain gram-negative bacilli, particularly Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Cairo univrsity Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
University Hospital, Banī Suwayf, Beni-Suef, Egypt
Cairo University Hospitals, Cairo, Egypt
Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand
St. Anne's University Hospital Brno, Brno, Czech Republic, Czechia
King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Fondazione Policlinico A.Gemelli IRCSS, Roma, Italia, Italy
Qasr El Ainy, Cairo, Egypt
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