carbenicillin /car·ben·i·cil·lin/ (kahr″ben-ĭ-sil´in) a semisynthetic penicillin, with activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and some other gram-negative bacteria; used as the disodium salt. It is also used as c. indanyl sodium in the treatment of urinary tract infections and prostatitis.
carbenicillin [kahr″ben-ĭ-sil´in]
carbenicillin (kärben´isil´in),
car·ben·i·cil·lin (kär-b n  -sl n)n. A semisynthetic derivative of penicillin that is effective in the treatment of infections caused by certain susceptible strains of gram-negative bacteria. |
carbenicillin [kahr″ben-ĭ-sil´in]
a semisynthetic penicillin, with activity against certain gram-negative bacteria, such as Pseudomonas aeruginosa; used as the disodium salt, administered intramuscularly or intravenously. It is also used as carbenicillin indanyl sodium, administered orally in the treatment of urinary tract infections and prostatitis.
carbenicillin (kärben´isil´in),
n a semisynthetic penicillin that is acid resistant and rapidly absorbed from the small intestine and thus suitable for oral administration.
carbenicillin
an extended-spectrum penicillin, prepared as both the disodium and the potassium salt, particularly effective against gram-negative bacteria, including some strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Proteus spp. Carbenicillin indanyl is suitable for oral administration.
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