colistin sulfate

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colistin sulfate

[kōlis′tin]

an antibacterial and steroid agent.

indications It is prescribed topically in the treatment of infections of the outer ear and systemically for the treatment of serious gram-negative infections and gastroenteritis caused by Escherichia coli.

contraindication Known hypersensitivity to this drug prohibits its use.

adverse effects Among the more serious systemic reactions are respiratory arrest, renal toxicity, and neuromuscular blockade.

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antibiotic			Neomycin, Colistin Sulfate (Walamycin) Neomycin is an antibiotic found to be of special value in the treatment of diarrhea in infants because of its local action. Medicines to Be Used in Infective Diarrhea and Severe Diarrhea by Ricky Hussey / Health, general community Use of high-performance liquid chromatography to study the pharmacokinetics of colistin sulfate in rats following intravenous administration. Colistin-associated acute renal failure: revisited by Nation, Roger L. / Southern Medical Journal Susceptibilities of 9 confirmed isolates to ceftazidime, chloramphenicol, colistin sulfate, gentamicin, minocycline, piperacillin/tazobactam, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole were determined by using a disk diffusion method. Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in salad by Kerr, Kevin G. / Emerging Infectious Diseases			colibacillemia colibacillosis colibacilluria colibacillus Colibri forceps colic colic artery colicin colicinogen colicky colicoplegia coliform coliform bacteria Coliform Count coligranuloma Colinus virginianus colipase coliphage coliplication colipuncture colisepsis colisepticemia colistimethate colistimethate sodium colistin colistin sulfate colistin sulfomethate sodium colitides colitis colitoxemia colitoxicosis colitoxin coliuria collaboration collaborative power structure collagen collagen disease collagen disease & arthritis panel collagen fiber Collagen Injection collagen shield collagen vascular disease Collagen vascular diseases Collagen-vascular disease collagenase collagenation collagenic collagenitis collagenoblast collagenocyte collagenogenic			coliphage Coliphages Coliphages Coliphages coliplication COLIPS colipuncture COLIS Colisa Colisa lalia COLISEE Colisée Audiovisuel Services colisepsis colisepticemia coliseum coliseum coliseum Coliseum (theatre) Coliseum (theatre) Coliseum Home Video coliseums coliseums Colisseum Colisseum colistimethate colistimethate sodium colistin colistin colistin Colistin Nalidixic Agar colistin sulfate colistin sulfomethate sodium colitides colitis colitis colitis Colitis Crohn Foreningen colitis cystica profunda colitis cystica profunda colitis cystica profunda Colitis ulcerosa Colitis ulcerosa Colitis ulcerosa Colitis ulcerosa Colitis, collagenous Colitis, ischemic Colitis, Nonspecific Ulcerative Colitis, ulcerative Colitis, ulcerative Colitis, ulcerative colitis-X colitis-X colitis-X colitoxemia colitoxicosis colitoxin coliuria COLIWASA colk Coll Coll

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