cephalosporins

  • 51cephalosporin — This is an antibiotic produced by a Cephalosporium, but since the antibiotic was discovered the name Cephalosporium has been removed and the new name is Acremonium. c. C an antibiotic whose activity is due to the 7 aminocephalosporanic acid… …

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  • 54Oxacephem — Latamoxef or moxalactam Flomoxef An …

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  • 55cephamycin — cepha·my·cin .sef ə mīs ən n any of several beta lactam antibiotics that are produced by various bacteria of the genus Streptomyces and are related to the cephalosporins * * * ceph·a·my·cin (sef″ə miґsin) any of a family of naturally… …

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  • 56carbacephem — car·ba·ceph·em (kahr″bə sefґəm) any of a class of β lactam antibiotics closely related to the cephalosporins, having a methylene group substituted for the sulfur atom in the 7 aminocephalosporanic acid nucleus; carbacephems… …

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  • 57fourth-generation cephalosporin — a broad spectrum cephalosporin having the greatest activity against gram negative organisms of any of the cephalosporins. Cefepime is often so classified, although it is sometimes included with the third generation cephalosporins …

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  • 58second-generation cephalosporin — any of a group containing cephalosporins that have greater resistance to β lactamases and so are more active against gram negative organisms, but are slightly less active against gram positive organisms than are first generation agents; it… …

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  • 59cephalosporin — n. any one of a group of semisynthetic beta lactam antibiotics, derived from the mould Cephalosporium, which are effective against a wide range of microorganisms and are therefore used in a variety of infections. The older (first generation)… …

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  • 60benzyl penicillin — penicillin pen i*cil lin, n. [From Penicillium, the fungus genus from which it was first isolated.] (Chem.) Any of a variety of substances having a structure containing a beta lactam ring fused to a thiirane ring, to which a carboxyl group is… …

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