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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1983-10-8
pubmed:abstractText
Antibiotics used during selective decontamination were studied for their effect on the human intestinal flora in mice. Polymyxin B and neomycin were found to eliminate Escherichia coli from the gastrointestinal tract but did not alter total numbers of obligate anaerobes. Neomycin induced an increase of the percentage of gram-negative obligate anaerobes. Cephradine did not affect the numbers of obligate and facultative anaerobes but increased the percentage of gram-negative obligately anaerobic rods in the flora. The selective effect of polymyxin B and neomycin on the flora is accounted for by a relative insusceptibility of the anaerobic flora as compared with E. coli. Low concentrations of polymyxin B and neomycin were detected in caecal supernatants. This was found to be due to strong binding of both antibiotics to the solid fraction of intestinal contents.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0003-6072
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
97-109
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1983
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of antibiotics on the human intestinal flora in mice.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article