oxacillin

American

[ok-suh-sil-in] / ˌɒk səˈsɪl ɪn /

noun

Pharmacology.

a semisynthetic penicillin, C 1 9 H 1 9 N 3 O 5 S, used in the treatment of serious staphylococcal infections.

Etymology

Origin of oxacillin

1960–65; (is)oxa(zole) , a component of its chemical name + (peni)cillin

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This strain is resistant to many commonly used antibiotics, including methicillin, amoxicillin, penicillin, and oxacillin.

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Doctors have grown used to prescribing antibiotics like oxacillin or cephalexin in that situation.

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