Look up: erythromycin

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   erythromycin
   [n] - an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus
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   Erythromycin
   Our Erythromycin Main Article provides a comprehensive look at the who, what, when and how of Erythromycin Erythromycin: Erythromycin is a common antibiotic for treating bacterial infection. Sold under many brand names, including EES, Erycin and Erythromia.Common Misspellings: erthromycin, erythomicin
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   erythromycin
   General name for a variety of wide-spectrum macrolide antibiotics isolated from Streptomyces erythreus . Inhibit protein synthesis by binding to the prokaryotic 50S ribosomal subunit and preventing translocation. A variety of proteins will confer resistance to erythromycin - either by degrading the antibiotic, by enhancing its export from the cell, or by causing modification to the RNA so that its affinity for erythromycin is reduced.
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   erythromycin
   <drug> An antibiotic that disrupts bacterial protein synthesis by binding totheir ribosomes and inhibiting translocation. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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   erythromycin
   Erythrocin noun an antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative
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   Erythromycin
   `Erythromycin` is a macrolide antibiotic that has an antimicrobial spectrum similar to or slightly wider than that of penicillin, and is often used for people that have an allergy to penicillins. For respiratory tract infections, it has better coverage of atypical organisms, including mycoplasma and Legionellosis. It is also used to treat outbreaks of chlamydia, syphilis, acne, and gonorrhea. In structure, this macrocyclic compound contains a 14-...
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   erythromycin
   (ә-rith″ro-mi´sin) a broad-spectrum antibiotic produced by a strain of Streptomyces erythreus, administered orally, parenterally, and topically to the skin or to the eye, and effective against a wide variety of organisms, including gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria. Available forms include the estrola...
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   erythromycin
   drug synthesized by the soil bacterium Streptomyces erythraeus and used in the treatment of throat infections, pneumonia, and other diseases. ... [2 related articles]
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   erythromycin
   A macrolide antibiotic agent obtained from cultures of a strain of Streptomyces erythraeus found in soil; it is active against Corynebacterium diphtheriae and several other species of Corynebacterium, Group A hemolytic streptococci, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Bordetella pertussis; Gram-positive bacteria are in general more susceptible to its act...
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    Erythromycin
    A broad-spectrum antibiotic that can be used for many different infections. It is in the form of an ointment that is placed into the eyes within the first hour or so following the birth. The ointment is primarily used to prevent blindness in infants who are born to mothers with the sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea. The medication does caus...
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    erythromycin
    erythromycin (irith"rōmī'sin) , any of several related antibiotic drugs produced by bacteria of the genus Streptomyces (see antibiotic). Erythromycin is most effective against gram-positive bacteria such as pneumococci, streptococci, and some staphylococci (see Gram's stain). The...
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