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Colistin
Translation of "colistin" into Russian
colistin
Noun
colistin
Colistin is used as an antibiotic to treat certain bacterial infections.
Колистин используется как антибиотик для лечения некоторых бактериальных инфекций.
Definitions
colistin
Noun
An antibiotic used to treat certain bacterial infections, particularly those caused by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria.
The doctor prescribed colistin to combat the severe infection caused by resistant bacteria.
Any of several polymyxin antibacterial peptides produced by Bacillus polymyxa subsp. colistinus, typically formulated as the sulfate or methanesulfonate salt for medical use.
Scientists first obtained colistin from cultures of Bacillus polymyxa subsp. colistinus.
colistin
Adjective
Relating to, containing, or involving colistin.
Colistin therapy is often reserved for multidrug-resistant infections.