"Colistin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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 cell membranes. Colistin is less toxic than Polymyxin B, but otherwise similar; the methanesulfonate is used orally.
| Descriptor ID |
D003091
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.345.566.780.110 D10.477.750.110 D12.644.050.600.110 D12.644.641.780.110 D12.776.543.695.054.600.110
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| Concept/Terms |
Colistin- Colistin
- Colisticin
- Polymyxin E
- Colimycin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colistin" by people in Profiles.
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He YZ, Long TF, Chen CP, He B, Li XP, Schuyler J, Chen L, Liao XP, Liu YH, Sun J. ISKpn40-Mediated Mobilization of the Colistin Resistance Gene mcr-3.11 in Escherichia coli. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 09 21; 64(10).
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Al Rahmany D, Albeloushi A, Alreesi I, Alzaabi A, Alreesi M, Pontiggia L, Ghazi IM. Exploring bacterial resistance in Northern Oman, a foundation for implementing evidence-based antimicrobial stewardship program. Int J Infect Dis. 2019 Jun; 83:77-82.
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Wise MG, Estabrook MA, Sahm DF, Stone GG, Kazmierczak KM. Prevalence of mcr-type genes among colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae collected in 2014-2016 as part of the INFORM global surveillance program. PLoS One. 2018; 13(4):e0195281.
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Nichols WW, de Jonge BL, Kazmierczak KM, Karlowsky JA, Sahm DF. In Vitro Susceptibility of Global Surveillance Isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa to Ceftazidime-Avibactam (INFORM 2012 to 2014). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 08; 60(8):4743-9.
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Bradford PA, Kazmierczak KM, Biedenbach DJ, Wise MG, Hackel M, Sahm DF. Correlation of ?-Lactamase Production and Colistin Resistance among Enterobacteriaceae Isolates from a Global Surveillance Program. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2015 Dec 14; 60(3):1385-92.
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Tsiatsiou O, Iosifidis ?, Katragkou A, Dimou V, Sarafidis K, Karampatakis T, Antachopoulos C, Orfanou A, Tsakris A, Drossou-Agakidou V, Roilides E. Successful management of an outbreak due to carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in a neonatal intensive care unit. Eur J Pediatr. 2015 Jan; 174(1):65-74.
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Katragkou A, Roilides E. Successful treatment of multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii central nervous system infections with colistin. J Clin Microbiol. 2005 Sep; 43(9):4916-7.