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

摘要

The subject of the present invention is a novel antibiotic composition, new drug combinations and new formulations based on essential oil (s), as well as their use for the prophylaxis and / or treatment of infections. in general and nosocomial bacterial infections in particular. The invention also relates to a method for reducing the number 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, in particular in a human, said method comprising (i) the administration of at least one antibiotic and (ii) ) administration of at least one essential oil formulation (s). Compounds (i) and (ii) may be administered simultaneously (as a mixture or, alternatively, as separate formulations) and / or separately in time.