clindamycin /clin·da·my·cin/ (klin″dah-mi´sin) a semisynthetic derivative of lincomycin used systemically, topically, and vaginally as an antibacterial, primarily against gram-positive bacteria; used also as the hydrochloride and phosphate salts and as the hydrochloride salt of the ester of clindamycin and palmitic acid.
clindamycin [klin″dah-mi´sin]
clindamycin
clin·da·my·cin (kl n d -m  sn)n. A semisynthetic antibiotic derived from lincomycin, active against gram-positive bacteria. |
clindamycin [klin″dah-mi´sin]
1. a semisynthetic antibiotic that is a derivative of lincomycin; used to treat gram-positive penicillin-resistant infections.
2. a semisynthetic derivative of lincomycin used systemically, topically, and vaginally as an antibacterial, primarily against gram-positive bacteria; used also as the hydrochloride and phosphate salts and as the hydrochloride salt of the ester of clindamycin and palmitic acid (clindamycin palmitate hydrochloride).
clindamycin
a semisynthetic bacteriostatic antibiotic derivative of lincomycin with improved activity against anaerobic bacteria. It also has some antiprotozoal activity.
clindamycin
Infectious disease An antibiotic combined with pyrimethamine to treat and prevent toxoplasmosis, PCP and, topically, for acne vulgaris Adverse effects Diarrhea, dysgeusia. See AIDS.
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