"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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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Colistin" by people in Profiles.
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Colistin induced acute kidney injury in critically ill children: a prospective study utilizing RIFLE criteria. Daru. 2022 Jun; 30(1):11-15.
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Extended antibiotic resistance in carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: A case series. Am J Infect Control. 2016 09 01; 44(9):1050-2.
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Colistin-mediated neurotoxicity. BMJ Case Rep. 2014 Sep 08; 2014.
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Clinical epidemiology of the global expansion of Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases. Lancet Infect Dis. 2013 Sep; 13(9):785-96.
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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of selective digestive decontamination in a medical-surgical intensive care unit. Clin Infect Dis. 1995 Apr; 20(4):861-7.