Tyrothricin

Tyrothricin

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Tyrothricin is a polypeptide antibiotic mixture produced by B. brevis.{38058,38059} Tyrothricin is a mixture of tyrocidine and gramicidin that has rapid in vitro bactericidal activity against T. microdentium, T. macrodentium, T. vincentii, T. buccalis, T. mucosum, T. vaginalis, T. cruzi, and L. tropica.{38059} Preclinical studies demonstrate that intravenous use of tyrothricin leads to hemolysis-induced lethality (LD50s = 0.4 and 0.3 mg/kg, in dogs and mice, respectively) and damages liver, kidney, and olfactory tissues. Formulations containing tyrothricin are used topically to treat bacterial skin infections.{38058,38059}

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