Definitions

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

  • noun A semisynthetic, white to yellowish white powder, C21H21N2NaO5S, used as an antibiotic in severe staphylococcal infections.

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  • noun A beta-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class.

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  • noun a penicillinase-resistant form of penicillin (trade name Nafcil) used (usually in the form of its sodium salt) to treat infections caused by penicillin-resistant strains of staphylococci

Etymologies

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

[naf- (shortening and alteration of naphthalene) + (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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  • Daptomycin fulfilled the FDA mandate of being “not inferior” to its two comparators, vancomycin and the beta-lactam nafcillin.

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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

  • Daptomycin fulfilled the FDA mandate of being “not inferior” to its two comparators, vancomycin and the beta-lactam nafcillin.

    SUPERBUG MARYN MCKENNA 2010

  • 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

  • Daptomycin fulfilled the FDA mandate of being “not inferior” to its two comparators, vancomycin and the beta-lactam nafcillin.

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  • He was treated initially with intravenous vancomycin, followed by a combination of intravenous nafcillin, clindamycin, and gentamicin.

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  • + aminoglycoside or Carbapenem (monotherapy), quinolone Intra-abdominal Benzyl-penicillin + nafcillin (flucloxacillin) Cefotaxime + nafcillin or Cefotaxime + vancomycin Skin and soft tissue Community acquired Hospital acquired Quinolone Amoxicillin + clavulanic acid

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