Patent ID: 7025958

Claim:
A method of treating infections attributable to Acanthamoeba , fungi or a combination of Acanthamoeba and fungi, which comprises applying a topical pharmaceutical composition to the affected tissues, said composition comprising an antimicrobial effective amount of a compound of the following formula: R 1 —(OCH 2 CH 2 ) m —X—(CH 2 ) n —Y (I) wherein: Y is —N(R 3 ) 2 or Z is oxygen or NR 4 ; R 1 is C 6 -C 18 saturated or unsaturated alkyl, alkylaryl, or alkoxyaryl; m is zero to 16; n is 2 to 16; R 2 , R 3 , and R 4 are independently hydrogen, C 1 -C 8 saturated or unsaturated alkyl or hydroxyalkyl, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof; and a pharmaceutically acceptable vehicle therefor.