oxacillin
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Synonyms: cloxacillin, floxacillin, bacillin, oxacillins
Antonyms: cloxacillin, floxacillin, bacillin, oxacillins
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Noun
- {{lb|en|pharmaceutical drug}} A [[narrow-spectrum]] [[beta-lactam]] [[antibiotic]] made by chemical modification of [[penicillin]] and administered in the form of its [[hydrate]]d [[sodium]] salt C<sub>19</sub>H<sub>18</sub>N<sub>3</sub>NaO<sub>5</sub>S·H<sub>2</sub>O to treat infections caused by penicillin-[[resistant]] [[staphylococcus|staphylococci]].
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