Histatin 8, a salivary antimicrobial peptide derived from proteolytic fragments of histatin 3 and histatin 5, exhibits activity against A. baumannii strains, both colistin-susceptible and -resistant, at a concentration of 32 µg/ml. Additionally, it is effective against C. albicans and C. tropicalis, with minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 1 and 5 mg/ml, respectively.