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oxacillin
[ ok-suh-sil-in ]
noun
Pharmacology.
- a semisynthetic penicillin, C 1 9 H 1 9 N 3 O 5 S, used in the treatment of serious staphylococcal infections.
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of oxacillin1
1960–65; (is)oxa(zole) , a component of its chemical name + (peni)cillin
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Staph aureus increased resistance to other antibiotics: oxacillin, chloramphenicol and erythromycin.
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Combining honey with oxacillin and other antibiotics has also been shown to be more effective against antibiotic resistant bacteria.
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The strains of staph bacteria at the sanctuaries were found to be resistant at various levels to penicillin, oxacillin, trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole, erythromycin, tetracycline and clindamycin.
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