ANTIBIOTIC COMPOSITIONS BASED ON ESSENTIAL OILS PROPHYLAXIS AND TREATMENT OF NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS

摘要

The invention set forth in the present application relates to a novel antibiotic composition, to novel drug associations and novel formulations containing essential oil(s), as well as to the use thereof for the prophylaxis and/or treatment of infections in general and of nosocomial bacterial infections in particular. The invention also relates to a method for reducing the amount of bacteria present on a surface. The invention also relates to a method for preventing or treating a bacterial infection, in particular a nosocomial infection, in a mammal and particularly a human being, said method comprising (i) the administration of at least one antibiotic and (ii) the administration of at least one essential oil(s) formulation. The compounds (i) and (ii) can be administered simultaneously (in the form of a mixture or alternatively in the form of separate formulations) and/or separately.