Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,900,256,858 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

lincosamides

   Also found in: Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
lincosamides
bacteriostatic antibiotics that inhibit protein synthesis; includes lincomycin and clindamycin.


Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link
Feedback
Add definition
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Medical browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
The 36 strains showed an MDR phenotype, including resistance to [greater than or equal to] 3 classes of drugs; MICs required to inhibit growth of 90% (MIC90) were penicillins [greater than or equal to] 256 mg/L, carbapenems [greater than or equal to] 256 mg/L, gentamicin 32 mg/L, levofloxacin 256 mg/L, tetracycline [greater than or equal to] 256 mg/L, lincosamides [greater than or equal to] 256 mg/L, and erythromycin 32 mg/L.
The next describes classes of agents and includes chapters on beta-lactam antibiotics; peptide antibiotics; lincosamides, pleuromutilins, and streptogramins; macrolides, azalides, and ketolides; aminoglycosides; tetracyclines and glycylcyclines; chloramphenicol, thiamphenicol, and florfenicol; sulfomanides, diaminopyrimidines, and their combinations; fluorquinolones; antifungal chemotherapy agents; and antiviral chemotherapy agents.
Where it is possible, the surveillance of the GABHS resistance to macrolides, lincosamides, synergistins and ketolides should be done to update the efficacy of antimicrobial regimens for RPA.
 
 
 
Medical Dictionary
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.