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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
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Erythromycin is an antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections . This includes respiratory tract infections , skin infections , chlamydia infections , and syphilis . It may also be used during pregnancy to prevent Group B streptococcal ...
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n. Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus ''Streptomyces''
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n. 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 [syn: Erythrocin , E-Mycin , Ethril , Ilosone ...
Usage examples of erythromycin.
The doctor had prescribed erythromycin rather than penicillin in hopes of avoiding an allergic reaction, and Derek had recovered without trouble.
I usually give my patients erythromycin, because penicillin is so ineffective these days, but I actually gave Ponter penicillin first.
Then I gave him erythromycin, and a bunch of others, to combat anything he caught here.
Tylenol, ampicillin, amoxicillin, Dilantin, phenobarbital, erythromycin, Ceclor, Tegretol, Benadryl, Pediazole, Vi-Daylin Multivitamins with Iron, Alupent, Depakene, and Valium.
Amoxicillin, erythromycin, tetracycline--anything to zap those little cocci boogers?
And Streptomyces bacteria produce a host of antibiotics, including streptomycin, tetracycline, neomycin, chloramphenicol, and erythromycin.
Amoxicillin, erythromycin, tetracycline--anything to zap those little cocci boogers?