Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An oral antibiotic derived from penicillin, C19H17Cl2N3O5S, used in the form of its sodium salt to treat infections caused by staphylococcal bacteria that produce beta-lactamase.
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- noun A narrow-spectrum
beta-lactam antibiotic of thepenicillin class, used to treatinfections caused by susceptiblegram-positive bacteria .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin
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Examples
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In addition to methicillin, which has passed out of common use, the semi-synthetics include oxacillin used in laboratories to test for methicillin resistance, nafcillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, and flucloxacillin.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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In addition to methicillin, which has passed out of common use, the semi-synthetics include oxacillin used in laboratories to test for methicillin resistance, nafcillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, and flucloxacillin.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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In addition to methicillin, which has passed out of common use, the semi-synthetics include oxacillin used in laboratories to test for methicillin resistance, nafcillin, cloxacillin, dicloxacillin, and flucloxacillin.
SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010
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· If a culture is not possible, try treating the person with penicillin, tetracycline, or (if possible) dicloxacillin.
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Other medicines that may work for breast or skin infection: erythromycin, dicloxacillin, amoxicillin for bladder infection: amoxicillin, co-trimoxazole, erythromycin, norfloxacin activated charcoal (Activated Carbon, Liquid Antidote)
Chapter 37 1997
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Other medicines that may work for bladder or kidney infection: ampicillin, co-trimoxazole, gentamicin, norfloxacin for breast infection: cephalexin, dicloxacillin, erythromycin to prevent infection after abortion: doxycycline amoxicillin with clavulanate potassium (Augmentin)
Chapter 37 1997
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Other medicines that may work for breast infection: amoxicillin, cephalexin, dicloxacillin for bladder infection: ampicillin, co-trimoxazole for infection after circumcision: doxycycline for STDs. for drug combinations to treat STDs for baby eye-care: tetracycline ointment estrogen (ethinyl estradiol, mestranol)
Chapter 37 1997
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Use erythromycin, dicloxacillin or penicillin for 10 days (see the Green Pages).
Chapter 22 1997
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Other medicines that may work for convulsions: magnesium sulfate for sleep: diphenhydramine for anxiety: hydroxyzine dicloxacillin
Chapter 37 1997
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Other medicines that may work for bladder or kidney infection: amoxicillin, co-trimoxazole, norfloxacin for breast infection: amoxicillin, cephalexin, dicloxacillin, erythromycin aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid, ASA, others)
Chapter 37 1997
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