Bactericide against vancomycin resistant enterococcus
OwnerKazuo Iwaiinventor
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Abstract
The present invention provides a method of sterilizing VRE using a composition which contains hinokitiol, a metal complex thereof or their salt as an effective component, and aloe extract and the like extracts as preferably used. The composition is administered to an animal infected with VRE, or a site contaminated with VRE.
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A method for killing a vancomycin resistant Enterococcus, which comprises contacting said vancomycin resistant Enterococcus with a composition containing hinokitiol, a metal complex of hinokitiol, a salt of hinokitiol, or a salt of a metal complex of hinokitiol and said composition further contains extracts of aloe, green tea, low striped bamboo and dokudami.
A method of treating an animal infected with vancomycin resistant Enterococcus, which comprises administering an effective amount of a composition containing hinokitiol, a metal complex of hinokitiol, a salt of hinokitiol, or a salt of a metal complex of hinokitiol to said animal infected with said vancomycin resistant Enterococcus to thereby eliminate said vancomycin resistant Enterococcus from said animal with the proviso that said composition further contains extracts of aloe, green tea, low striped bamboo and dokudami.
A method of disinfecting a site contaminated with a vancomycin resistant Enterococcus, comprising administering an effective amount of a composition containing hinokitiol, a metal complex of hinokitiol, a salt of hinokitiol, or a salt of a metal complex of hinokitiol to a site contaminated with a vancomycin resistant Enterococcus to eliminate said vancomycin resistant Enterococcus from said site with the proviso that said composition further contains extracts of aloe, green tea, low striped bamboo and dokudami.
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