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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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Highly Cited
2018
Highly Cited
2018
mcr-1-like detection in commensal Escherichia coli and Salmonella spp. from food-producing animals at slaughter in Europe.
2018
2018
A 4.5-Year Within-Patient Evolution of a Colistin-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing K. pneumoniae Sequence Type 258
Background Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) has emerged globally over the last decade… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
High mortality associated with Acinetobacter species infection in liver transplant patients.
2001
2001
Antimicrobial susceptibilities of isolates of Staphylococcus aureus, Listeria species and Salmonella serotypes associated with poultry processing.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Macrophage tumor necrosis factor-alpha release is induced by contact with some tumors.
The purpose of this study was to determine whether macrophages were directly stimulated by tumor cells to release TNF-alpha. We… 
1989
1989
[Frequency of colonization and pneumonia and development of resistance in long-term ventilated intensive-care patients subjected to selective decontamination of the digestive tract].
Colonization of the oropharynx with potentially pathogenic microorganisms (PPM) is a highly significant factor in the… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Microbioassay of antimicrobial agents.
A previously described agar-diffusion technique for microbioassay of antimicrobial agents has been modified to increase… 
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Prevention by polymyxin B of endotoxin lethality in mice
Certain of the cyclic cationic polypeptide antibiotics, polymyxin B, colistin, and tyrocidine, prevent the lethal effect of… 
Highly Cited
1962
Highly Cited
1962
The effect of oligomycin, gramicidin and other antibiotics on reversal of mitochondrial swelling by adenosine triphosphate.
Highly Cited
1955
Highly Cited
1955
The interaction of polymyxin E with bacterial and other lipids.
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