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sulbactam

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sulbactam /sul·bac·tam/ (sul-bak´tam) a β-lactamase inhibitor used as the sodium salt to increase the antibacterial activity of penicillins and cephalosporins against β-lactamase–producing organisms.
sulbactam [sul-bak´tam]
a β-lactamase inhibitor used as the sodium salt to increase the antibacterial activity of penicillins and cephalosporins against β-lactamase–producing organisms.

sulbactam
an irreversible β-lactamase inhibitor which increases the activity of β-lactam antibiotics. Commonly used in combination with ampicillin and occasionally with cephalosporins.


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The most successful strategy that has been adopted to overcome the resistance to penicillinase is by administering clavulinic acid, with the drugs sulbactam and tazobactam (Lee et al.
Bakteriyel endokardit ekarte edilen hastaya ampisilin sulbactam 3 gr/gun ve klaritromisin 500 mg/gun ampirik tedavisi baslandi.
He was immediately given ampicillin and sulbactam, but his respiratory status continued to worsen and he subsequently went into cardiorespiratory arrest.
 
 
 
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