"Bacitracin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A complex of cyclic peptide antibiotics produced by the Tracy-I strain of Bacillus subtilis. The commercial preparation is a mixture of at least nine bacitracins with bacitracin A as the major constituent. It is used topically to treat open infections such as infected eczema and infected dermal ulcers. (From Goodman and Gilman, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1140)
| Descriptor ID |
D001414
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.345.566.075 D12.644.641.075
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| Concept/Terms |
Baci-IM- Baci-IM
- Baci IM
- Zeba-Rx
- Zeba Rx
- Baci-Rx
- Baci Rx
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Bacitracin" by people in Profiles.
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Oral neomycin and bacitracin are effective in preventing surgical site infections in elective colorectal surgery: a multicentre, randomized, parallel, single-blinded trial (COLORAL-1). Updates Surg. 2021 Oct; 73(5):1775-1786.
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Prevention of Arrhythmia Device Infection Trial: The PADIT Trial. J Am Coll Cardiol. 2018 12 18; 72(24):3098-3109.
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The Two-Component System ChtRS Contributes to Chlorhexidine Tolerance in Enterococcus faecium. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 05; 61(5).
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Enzymatically catalyzed disulfide exchange is required for platelet adhesion to collagen via integrin alpha2beta1. Blood. 2003 Sep 15; 102(6):2085-92.