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doxycycline

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doxycycline /doxy·cy·cline/ (dok?se-si´klen) a semisynthetic broad-spectrum tetracycline antibiotic, active against a wide range of gram-positive and gram-negative organisms; used also as d. calcium and d. hyclate.
dox·y·cy·cline (dks-skln, -kln)
n.
An antibacterial derived from tetracycline.

doxycycline
a second-generation, lipid-soluble tetracycline derivative with greater activity against anaerobes and intracellular bacteria, and a longer half-life. Used as the monohydrate.

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vivax malaria relapse after therapy with quinine, doxycycline, and primaquine, and again after treatment with chloroquine and primaquine.
A wrinkle in the genetic strategy also gave the researchers the option of shutting off the extra receptors by feeding the animals an antibiotic called doxycycline.
Three current local chemotherapeutic agents are reviewed in this paper: doxycycline gel, chlorhexidine chip and minocycline microspheres.
 
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