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ampicillin
Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; aminopenicillin.
Source:AHFS
moxifloxacin (systemic)
Antibacterial; 8-methoxy fluoroquinolone.
Source:AHFS
moxifloxacin
Moxifloxacin is an antibiotic in the class of drugs called fluoroquinolones. It fights bacteria in the body.
Source:MULTUM
aztreonam
Aztreonam is an antibiotic that fights severe or life-threatening infection caused by bacteria.
Source:MULTUM
aztreonam
Antibacterial; monocyclic β-lactam antibiotic; monobactam.
Source:AHFS
penicillin G potassium injection
Penicillin G potassium is an antibiotic that fights bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
cefotaxime
Cefotaxime is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin (SEF a low spor in) antibiotics. It works by fighting bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
cefotaxime
Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; third generation cephalosporin.
Source:AHFS
ceftriaxone
Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; third generation cephalosporin.
Source:AHFS
chloramphenicol
Antibacterial; broad-spectrum antibiotic used only in serious infections caused by susceptible bacteria when less hazardous anti-infectives are ineffective or contraindicated.
Source:AHFS
gentamicin
Gentamicin is an antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body.
Source:MULTUM
gentamicin (systemic)
Antibacterial; aminoglycoside antibiotic obtained from cultures of Micromonospora purpurea.
Source:AHFS
meropenem
Antibacterial; carbapenem β-lactam antibiotic.
Source:AHFS
meropenem
Meropenem is an antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body.
Source:MULTUM
penicillin V
Penicillin V is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
penicillin v
Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin.
Source:AHFS
Penicillins
Penicillins are a group of closely related antibiotics that kill bacteria. There are several types of penicillins, each used to treat different kinds of infections, such as skin infections, dental infections, ear infections, respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, gonorrhea, and other infections caused by bacteria.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Penicillin
The first of the first-generation antibiotics, Penicillium notatum is naturally produced by a mold. It was discovered serendipitously by British bacteriologist Alexander Fleming in 1928, and later developed successfully as a powerful therapeutic weapon by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Public Health
penicillin g
Antibacterial; β-lactam antibiotic; natural penicillin. Available as penicillin G benzathine, penicillin G potassium, penicillin G procaine, and penicillin G sodium.
Source:AHFS
ampicillin
Ampicillin is an antibiotic in the penicillin group of drugs. It fights bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
ceftriaxone
Ceftriaxone is in a group of drugs called cephalosporin (SEF a low spor in) antibiotics. It works by fighting bacteria in your body.
Source:MULTUM
co-trimoxazole
Antibacterial; fixed combination of sulfamethoxazole (intermediate-acting sulfonamide) and trimethoprim; both sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim are folate-antagonist anti-infectives.
Source:AHFS
sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim
Sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim are both antibiotics that treat different types of infection caused by bacteria.
Source:MULTUM
vancomycin
Antibacterial; tricyclic glycopeptide antibiotic.
Source:AHFS
vancomycin
Vancomycin is an antibiotic. It fights bacteria in the body.
Source:MULTUM
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