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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 11, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2009
Barrett Rabinow, Skokie, IL (US);
Randy White, Woodbury, MN (US);
Chong-son Sun, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Joseph Chung Take Wong, Gurnee, IL (US);
James E. Kipp, Wauconda, IL (US);
Mark Doty, Grayslake, IL (US);
Christine L. Rebbeck, Algonquin, IL (US);
Pavlos Papadopoulos, Antioch, IL (US);
Barrett Rabinow, Skokie, IL (US);
Randy White, Woodbury, MN (US);
Chong-Son Sun, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Joseph Chung Take Wong, Gurnee, IL (US);
James E. Kipp, Wauconda, IL (US);
Mark Doty, Grayslake, IL (US);
Christine L. Rebbeck, Algonquin, IL (US);
Pavlos Papadopoulos, Antioch, IL (US);
Baxter International Inc., Deerfield, IL (US);
Baxter Healthcare S.A., Glattpark (Opfikon), CH;
Abstract
The present invention relates to compositions of submicron- to micron-size particles of antimicrobial agents. More particularly the invention relates to a composition of an antimicrobial agent that renders the agent potent against organisms normally considered to be resistant to the agent. The composition comprises an aqueous suspension of submicron- to micron-size particles containing the agent coated with at least one surfactant selected from the group consisting of: ionic surfactants, non-ionic surfactants, biologically derived surfactants, and amino acids and their derivatives. The particles have a volume-weighted mean particle size of less than 5 μm as measured by laser diffractometry.