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lincomycin

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lincomycin (lĭng'kōmī`sĭn), antibiotic antibiotic, any of a variety of substances, usually obtained from microorganisms, that inhibit the growth of or destroy certain other microorganisms.

Types of Antibiotics


..... Click the link for more information.  isolated from bacteria of the genus Streptomyces. Similar in activity to erythromycin erythromycin (ĭrĭth'rōmī`sĭn), any of several related antibiotic drugs produced by bacteria of the genus
..... Click the link for more information. , it is effective against most gram-positive organisms including staphylococci, some streptococci, and anaerobic bacteria of the genus Clostridium (see Gram's stain Gram's stain, laboratory staining technique that distinguishes between two groups of bacteria by the identification of differences in the structure of their cell walls.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Diarrhea and nausea are common side effects of the drug.
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An ear swab culture yielded Staphylococcus aureus, which was sensitive to lincomycin and vancomycin.
A case of skull base mucormycosis with osteomyelitis secondary to ... by Capoor, Malini / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The strain was sensitive to penicillin, ampicillin, gentamicin, rifampin, vancomycin, teicoplanin, tetracycline, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, fusidic acid, ciprofloxacin, and norfloxacin and resistant to erythromycin, lincomycin, and nitrofurantoin.
Corynebacterium pseudogenitalium urinary tract infection by Poyart, Claire / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Among the antibiotics used are ampicillin, bacitracin, erythromycin, lincomycin, virginiamycin, and tetracycline (Food and Drug Administration 2004), some of which are important in human clinical medicine.
Airborne multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from a concentrated ... by Schwab, Kellogg / Environmental Health Perspectives
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