Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An antibiotic produced by the bacterium Bacillus polymyxa (also known as B. colistinus) that is effective against a wide range of gram-negative bacteria and is used in the treatment of certain infections, especially of the ear.
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- noun medicine A
polymixin antibiotic effective against a range of gram-negative bacteria
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"Indian supergene" NDM-1 - there has been one hopeful thread: All of the organisms have remained susceptible to one very old, little-used drug called colistin.
Wired Top Stories Maryn McKenna 2011
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CALLER: Your program recommended the product colistin.
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CALLER: Your program recommended the product colistin.
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After she had been there two months, she was also diagnosed with CRKP, and also began receiving colistin.
Wired Top Stories Maryn McKenna 2011
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He entered the transplant intensive care unit at the end of February, was diagnosed with CRKP in early April, got colistin, and was discovered to have colistin-resistant
Wired Top Stories Maryn McKenna 2011
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Many doctors have even tried colistin, a 50-year-old drug so potent that it can damage kidneys.
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We currently market colistin in the U.K. and Ireland.
Forest Laboratories Q3 2011 Earnings Call Transcript - Seeking Alpha 2011
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It was susceptible to both tigecycline and colistin.
Wired Top Stories Maryn McKenna 2011
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With the continued use of colistin for treatment of infection with various multidrug-resistant Gram-negative pathogens, it is likely that we will see an increasing number of instances of both de novo emergence of resistance and nosocomial spread.
Wired Top Stories Maryn McKenna 2011
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She never had CRKP, and never received colistin - but in the middle of May, she was discovered to have a urinary tract infection that was colistin-resistant.
Wired Top Stories Maryn McKenna 2011
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