A method of combating bacterial infections in humans involves the administration of an antibacterially effective amount of a compound of the formula: ##STR1## wherein R is phenyl or thienyl group, and R' is a group which constitutes together with the adjacent nitrogen atom a pyridinium group that is unsubstituted or substituted by carbamoyl, or a 4'-methyl-5'-(.beta.-hydroxyethyl)-thiazolium or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to a patient. This method is effective particularly against Pseudomonas aeruginosa as well as against other Gram negative and positive microorganisms.
一种对抗人类细菌感染的方法,涉及向患者施用化合物的抗菌有效量,该化合物的
化学式为:##STR1## 其中R是苯基或
噻吩基,R'是一个基团,与相邻的氮原子一起构成未取代或取代为
氨基甲酰基的
吡啶基团,或4'-甲基-5'-(β-羟乙基)-
噻唑基团或其药学可接受的盐。该方法特别对抗
铜绿假单胞菌以及其他革兰氏阴性和阳性微
生物有效。