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Common antibiotic
Answer for the clue "Common antibiotic ", 12 letters:
erythromycin
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Wikipedia
Word definitions in Wikipedia
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 ...
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
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 ...
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of a class of macrolide antibiotics produced by an actinomycete of the genus ''Streptomyces''
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?