Preferred Name |
oxacillin |
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Synonyms |
Oxazocilline Prostaphlyn Ossacillina Oxacillinum Oxacilina Oxazocillin MPI-penicillin Prostaphlin Oxacilline |
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Definitions |
Oxacillin is a penicillinase-resistant beta-lactam. It is similar to methicillin, and has replaced methicillin in clinical use. Oxacillin, especially in combination with other antibiotics, is effective against many penicillinase-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. |
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ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ARO_0000056 |
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database_cross_reference |
pubchem.compound:6196 |
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definition |
Oxacillin is a penicillinase-resistant beta-lactam. It is similar to methicillin, and has replaced methicillin in clinical use. Oxacillin, especially in combination with other antibiotics, is effective against many penicillinase-producing strains of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis. |
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has_exact_synonym |
Oxazocilline Prostaphlyn Ossacillina Oxacillinum Oxacilina Oxazocillin MPI-penicillin Prostaphlin Oxacilline |
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has_obo_namespace |
antibiotic_resistance |
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id |
ARO:0000056 |
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label |
oxacillin |
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notation |
ARO:0000056 |
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prefLabel |
oxacillin |
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subClassOf |