Description

Colistin is an antibiotic from the group of the cyclical protein. The range of effect includes only gram negative bacteria, like Aerobacter aerogenes, E.coli,  haemophilis spp., Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Brucella spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Vibrio spp., and paracoli bacteria. Protein proteus spp and Serratia spp protein are resistant. The type of activity is bactericide. After oral administration Colistin will be resorbed for only a very small part and therefore the activity is limited to the gastrointestinal system.