ampicillin
noun
am·pi·cil·lin
ˌam-pə-ˈsi-lən 
: a penicillin C16H19N3O4S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used to treat various infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts
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Treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole is used as an alternative for penicillin-allergic patients (since ampicillin is a penicillin derivative).
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Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Examples of penicillin drugs are amoxicillin, ampicillin, and oxacillin. Methoxyflurane.
—Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 3 May 2023
When an infection is severe enough to require further treatment or hospitalization, there are five antibiotics doctors usually turn to: azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole, and ampicillin.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Mar. 2023
The change made the bacteria less sensitive to the antibiotic ampicillin and to attacks from the immune system.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2019
Pregnant people who develop symptoms should also be treated with IV ampicillin, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 8 Dec. 2021
In their search, a few other antibiotics were associated with contraceptive failure in three or more case reports, including: ampicillin, amoxicillin, griseofulvin, metronidazole, and tetracycline.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 27 July 2017
The unidentified infant had contracted group B Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) during birth and was given an 11-day course of ampicillin, according to a CDC newsletter, which detailed the case.
—Fox News, 30 June 2017
Mark Kortepeter, Forbes, 14 Feb. 2024
Examples of penicillin drugs are amoxicillin, ampicillin, and oxacillin. Methoxyflurane.
—Angela Palmer, Verywell Health, 3 May 2023
When an infection is severe enough to require further treatment or hospitalization, there are five antibiotics doctors usually turn to: azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, ceftriaxone, trimethoprimsulfamethoxazole, and ampicillin.
—Catherine Garcia, The Week, 16 Mar. 2023
The change made the bacteria less sensitive to the antibiotic ampicillin and to attacks from the immune system.
—Roni Dengler, Discover Magazine, 11 Apr. 2019
Pregnant people who develop symptoms should also be treated with IV ampicillin, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).
—Korin Miller, Health.com, 8 Dec. 2021
In their search, a few other antibiotics were associated with contraceptive failure in three or more case reports, including: ampicillin, amoxicillin, griseofulvin, metronidazole, and tetracycline.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 27 July 2017
The unidentified infant had contracted group B Streptococcus agalactiae (GBS) during birth and was given an 11-day course of ampicillin, according to a CDC newsletter, which detailed the case.
—Fox News, 30 June 2017
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ampicillin
noun
am·pi·cil·lin
ˌam-pə-ˈsil-ən
: a penicillin C16H19N3O4S that is effective against gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria and is used in anhydrous forms, as the trihydrate, or as the sodium salt to treat various infections of the urinary, respiratory, and intestinal tracts see penbritin
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