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Chloramphenicol
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chloramphenicol /chlor·am·phen·i·col/ (klor?am-fen´i-kol) a broad-spectrum antibiotic effective against rickettsiae, gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, and certain spirochetes; used also as the palmitate ester and as the sodium succinate derivative.
chlor·am·phen·i·col (klôrm-fn-kôl, -kl)
n.
A broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically.

Chloramphenicol,
n a broad-spectrum antibacterial and antirickettsial agent that should be reserved for serious infections in which other agents are ineffective.

chloramphenicol
a broad-spectrum antibiotic with specific therapeutic activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, rickettsiae, chlamydia and anaplasmae. Side-effects in animals are uncommon, but its use in food-producing animals is discouraged or prohibited because of the danger of residues to humans. The palmitate preparation is a suspension administered orally and chloramphenicol sodium succinate is water soluble for parenteral use.

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