Otilonium bromide boosts antimicrobial activities of colistin against Gram-negative pathogens and their persisters

The drug otilonium bromide restores the activity of colistin against colistinresistant Gram-negative bacteria in vitro and in a mouse infection model, suggesting that this combination may restore the value of colistin in treatment of antibiotic resistant disease.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chen Xu, Chenyu Liu, Kaichao Chen, Ping Zeng, Edward Wai Chi Chan, Sheng Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2022-06-01
Series:Communications Biology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03561-z