Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A semisynthetic antibiotic, C19H18ClN3O5S, used in the form of its sodium salt to treat infections caused by staphylococci, streptococci, or pneumococci.

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  • noun A semisynthetic antibiotic in the same class as penicillin.

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[c(h)l(oro)– + ox(o)– + a(zo)– + (peni)cillin.]

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Examples

  • 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.

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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.

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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.

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  • Neogen's newly approved BetaStar US test detects dairy antibiotic residues in the beta-lactam group (i.e., penicillin, ampicillin, amoxicillin, cephapirin, cloxacillin, and penicillin G).

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  • The remaining case was admitted with severe impetigo and was initially treated empirically with cloxacillin.

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  • In view of this, we recommend that cloxacillin should continue to be used as first-line empiric therapy for suspected

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  • Culture facilities were not available, a Gram-stain of pus obtained from the skin showed Gram-positive cocci in clusters consistent with staphylococci and the child was sent home with oral cloxacillin.

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  • There is an approved list of clin - Chem Field is a government pharmaceutical icians from which investigators are selected. company with almost a monopoly in antibiotic Clinical trials must be conducted in accordance manufacturing, especially ampicillin, amoxycillin with guidelines on GCP. Patients 'informed con - and cloxacillin. sent must be obtained, in accordance with the Philippines Pharmaceutical Industry Associa - Declaration of Helsinki. tion (FFPI) is advising the government to set up raw material manufacturing plant, rather than pro - ducing fi nished products.

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  • NBS) reported that its China subsidiary, Suzhou Erye Pharma, was granted SFDA approval to produce cloxacillin sodium API, a generic anti-infective (see story).

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  • NBS) reported that its China subsidiary, Suzhou Erye Pharma, was granted SFDA approval to produce cloxacillin sodium API, a generic anti-infective.

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