This invention relates to the use of zinc(II) salts in combination with a zinc ionophore to resensitize a previously resistant pathogenic bacteria to an antibiotic. Methods of restoring the sensitivity of a resistant pathogenic bacterium to an antibiotic comprising administering a zinc ionophore in combination with a zinc(II) salt and methods of treating a bacterial infection comprising administering a zinc ionophore in combination with a zinc (II) salt concurrently and/or sequentially with administration of a therapeutically effective amount of an antibiotic is also described.
这项发明涉及使用
锌(II)盐与
锌离子载体结合,使先前对抗生素耐药的病原细菌重新对抗生素产生敏感性。还描述了恢复对抗生素耐药病原细菌敏感性的方法,包括同时或顺序地与治疗有效量的抗生素一起给予
锌离子载体和
锌(II)盐,以及治疗细菌感染的方法。