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Colistin

Known as: Colistinum, Colisticin, Polymyxin E 
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… 
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Anti-Bacterial Agents

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Colistimethate sodiumColy-MycinEubetalcolistimethate
Colistin 75 MG/ML Injectable SolutionColistin SulfateColistin:MCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnColistin:MCnc:Pt:XXX:Qn

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2010
2010
Resistencia a antibióticos en cepas de Acinetobacter baumannii aisladas de enero a marzo del 2010 en el Hospital Clinicoquirúrgico "Hermanos Ameijeiras"
1989
1989
Significant Reduction of Faecal Endotoxin Pool by Oral Polymyxin E and Tobramycin in Human Volunteers
Healthy human volunteers carry a large amount of endotoxin in their intestines (a mean of 109 pg per gram of faeces) [1]. The… 
1986
1986
Changes in the organization of membrane lipids during human platelet activation. Study by fluorescent and freeze-fracture cytochemistry.
Modifications in the membrane lipid organization of human platelets activated with different agents (adenosine 5'-diphosphate… 
1985
1985
The role of intramembrane Ca2+ in the hydrolysis of the phospholipids of Escherichia coli by Ca2+-dependent phospholipases.
Ca2+-dependent phospholipases A require Ca2+ concentrations in the millimolar range for optimal activity toward artificial… 
1977
1977
Effect of leukocyte hydrolases on bacteria
Human leukocyte extracts, egg white lysozyme, cationic proteins, polymyxin, colimycin, and phenol are capable of releasing… 
1977
1977
Effect of leukocyte hydrolases on bacteria
A heat-stable factor present in extracts of human blood leukocytes is capable of lysing youngStaphylococcus aureus at pH 5.O… 
1968
1968
Friedlander's pneumonia. A report of 11 cases and appraisal of antibiotic therapy.
SUMMARY An analysis of 11 cases of Friedlander's pneumonia has been presented, and he clinical features and their relation to the… 
1963
1963
Colistin--a reappraisal.
COLISTIN, a polypeptide antibiotic closely related to polymyxin B, has been in use in the United States for approximately three… 
1953
1953
Treatment of Corneal Infection with Ps. Pyocyanea by Subconjunctival Injection of Polymyxin E *
THE properties of polymyxin in relation to ocular therapeutics have recently been discussed at some length ; the penetration of… 
1951
1951
Polymyxin B and polymyxin E; clinical and laboratory studies.