Definition of nalidixic acid
: an antibacterial agent C12H12N2O3 that is used especially in the treatment of genitourinary infections
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The outbreak strain of C. jejuni could withstand three antibiotics: tetracycline, nalidixic acid, and ciprofloxacin.
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Origin and Etymology of nalidixic acid
perhaps from naphthyridine (C8H6N2 — from naphth- + pyridine) + carboxylic acid
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