Betaines as adjuvants to susceptibility testing and antimicrobial therapy
AssigneeIntegrated Research Technology, LLC
InventorCharles G. Thornton
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Abstract
The present invention is directed to methods of antimicrobial therapy for a patient infected with, or suspected of being infected with a microorganism that has mycolic acid structures in its outer membrane, said method comprising coadministering a betaine-like detergent and an antibiotic to said patient in an amount and for a length of time sufficient to kill said microorganism.
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A method of antimicrobial therapy for a patient infected with, or suspected of being infected with, a microorganism that has mycolic acid structures in its outer membrane, said method comprising coadministering a betaine-like detergent and an antibiotic to said patient in an amount and for a length of time sufficient to kill said microorganism.
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