Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An antibiotic of the macrolide class used primarily to treat respiratory tract and skin infections.
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- noun A
macrolide antibiotic derived fromerythromycin .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a systemic antibacterial medicine (trade name Zithromax) that is prescribed to treat bacterial infections in many different parts of the body
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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By the early afternoon, the boy was diagnosed with pneumonia and was hooked up to an intravenous drip of an antibiotic called azithromycin, Ms Sultana told The Wall Street Journal.
Hospital Faces Scrutiny Jacob Gershman 2011
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¨ If you are at very great risk for getting STDs because of unsafe sex, a medicine called azithromycin can be useful because it treats a number of STDs with only one dose.
Chapter 25 1997
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Posted on: Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 12: 03 CST The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum - a
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Posted on: Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 12: 03 CST The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum - a
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The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum - a bacterial infection thought to play a significant role in causing preterm labour.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2009
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Posted on: Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 12: 03 CST The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum - a The heel prick test has changed many lives since it was introduced in the Republic in 1966 for all newborn babies LIKE MOST parents, Karen Wood knew the heel prick test was routine
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Posted on: Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 12: 03 CST The antibiotic, called azithromycin, is effective in treating infections such as syphilis, Chlamydia and Ureaplasma urealyticum - a The heel prick test has changed many lives since it was introduced in the Republic in 1966 for all newborn babies LIKE MOST parents, Karen Wood knew the heel prick test was routine
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They note that there is a potential for syphilis-causing bacteria to acquire resistance to macrolide drugs such as azithromycin and they recommend continued research into this possibility.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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