lincomycin /lin·co·my·cin/ (lin″ko-mi´sin) an antibiotic, primarily a gram-positive specific antibacterial, produced by a variant of Streptomyces lincolnensis; used as the hydrochloride salt.
lincomycin
lincomycin
lincomycin
(ling´k
mī´sin),
n brand names: Lincocin, Lincorex;
drug class: antibacterial;
action: binds to 50S subunit of bacterial ribosomes; suppresses protein synthesis;
uses: infections caused by group A β-hemolytic streptococci, pneumococci, staphylococci (respiratory tract, skin, soft tissue, urinary tract infections; osteomyelitis; septicemia), and anaerobes. Lincomycin should be reserved for pencillin-allergic patients. Close clinical supervision is required because severe colitis has been associated with lincomycin therapy.
mī´sin), n brand names: Lincocin, Lincorex;
drug class: antibacterial;
action: binds to 50S subunit of bacterial ribosomes; suppresses protein synthesis;
uses: infections caused by group A β-hemolytic streptococci, pneumococci, staphylococci (respiratory tract, skin, soft tissue, urinary tract infections; osteomyelitis; septicemia), and anaerobes. Lincomycin should be reserved for pencillin-allergic patients. Close clinical supervision is required because severe colitis has been associated with lincomycin therapy.
lincomycin
a lincosamide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; used as the hydrochloride salt.
lincomycin-associated colitis
a disease of horses resembling colitis-X occurring in horses receiving therapy with lincomycin; an organism resembling Clostridium cadaveris has been suggested as a cause.
lincomycin
Lincocin® An older generation antibiotic produced from Streptomyces lincolnensis, which has been used for gram-positive cocci
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