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Anti-Infectives
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02/14/2011
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Term
penicillin
 Definition
class of antibiotics (first antibiotic discovered)
Term
amoxicillin
 Definition
antibiotic (penicillin)
Term
ampicillin
 Definition
antibiotic (penicillin)
Term
dicloxacillin
 Definition
antibiotic (pencillin)
Term
nafcillin
 Definition
antibiotic (penicillin)
Term
piperacillin
 Definition
antibiotic (penicillin)
Term
cephalosporins
 Definition
classof antibiotics (used on bacteria resistant to penicillins)
Term
cefuroxmime
 Definition
antibiotic (cephalosporin)
Term
ceftazidime
 Definition
antibiotic (cephalosporin)
Term
cephalexin
 Definition
antibiotic (cephalosporin)
Term
ceftriaxone
 Definition
antibiotic (cephalosporin)
Term
Ceclor
 Definition
antibiotic (cephalosporin)
Term
Keflex
 Definition
antibiotic (cephalosporin)
Term
Rocephin
 Definition
antibiotic (cephalosporin)
Term
erythromycins
 Definition
class of antibiotics used for patients allergic to penicillin
Term
azithromycin
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
clindamycin
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
chloramphenicol
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
Zithromax
 Definition
antibiotic (brand name for azithromycin)
Term
tetracyclins
 Definition
class of antibiotics broad spectrum
Term
doxycycline
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
Vibramycin
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
tetracycline
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
ciprofloxacin
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
Cipro
 Definition
antibiotic (brand name for ciprofloxacin)
Term
gentamicin
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
Garamycin
 Definition
antibiotic (brand name for gentamicin)
Term
vancomycin
 Definition
antibiotic "drug of last resort"
Term
Neosporin
 Definition
antibiotic topical
Term
neomycin
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
bacitracin
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
polymyxin B
 Definition
antibiotic
Term
cystatin
 Definition
antifungal
Term
miconazole
 Definition
antifungal
Term
Monistat
 Definition
antifungal (brand name for miconazole)
Term
clotrimazole
 Definition
antifungal
Term
Lotrimin
 Definition
antifugal (brand name for clotrimazole)
Term
Mycelex
 Definition
antifungal (brand name for clotrimazole)
Term
fluconazole
 Definition
antifungal
Term
Diflucan
 Definition
antifungal (brand name for fluconazole)
Term
broad-spectrum antibiotics
 Definition
effective against many different kinds of bacteria.
Term
Cephalosporins
 Definition
are broad-spectrum antibiotic that are similar to penicillin but are used on strains of bacteria that have become resistant to penicillin.
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