Antimicrobial formulation

摘要

An antimicrobial formulation containing a pyridine thiol and a bis-quinolinium salt which contains a cation of formula below: wherein n is an integer from 3 to 18. The pyridine thiol may be a metal pyrithione salt e.g. zinc pyrithione, and the bis-quinolinium salt may be a dequalinium salt. The formulation may be used for the treatment of a bacterial condition especially acne or body odour, and is suitably applied topically.