A method of treating, inhibiting, or preventing an infection in a subject is described. The method comprises administering to the subject an effective amount of at least one bis-pyridinium compound. The bis-pyridinium compound comprises two aromatic ring structures. Each of the ring structures comprises a pyridine ring, and the ring structures are linked by a linker group of at least 8 atoms in length, said linker group being attached to the nitrogen atoms of the pyridine rings. At least one substituent on at least one of the ring structures is an alkyl group having at least 2 carbon atoms, and no substituent on either of the ring structures is —OH, —SH or an amine group.
