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1618 Colistin
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Properties

Background

Gray
Bottle

Light blue
Cap

Yellow
Syringe

Red
Bubbles
No
Drops
Yes
Label
Pill

Chemistry

Formula
C52H98N16O13
Carbon
52
Polarity
Neutral

Colistin, also known as polymyxin E, is an antibiotic medication used as a last-resort treatment for multidrug-resistant Gram negative infections including pneumonia. These may involve bacteria such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella pneumoniae, or Acinetobacter. It comes in a form which can be injected into a vein or into a muscle, or inhaled, known as colistimethate sodium and one which is applied to the skin or taken by mouth, known as colistin sulfate. Resistance to colistin began to appear as of 2015.

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