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Definition of Oxacillin

1. Noun. A form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci.

Definition of Oxacillin

1. Noun. A narrow-spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic related to penicillin ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Oxacillin

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Medical Definition of Oxacillin

1. A semisynthetic penicillanase-resistant penicillin, used primarily in the treatment of infections to penicillinase-resistant staphylococci. Pharmacological action: penicillins. Chemical name: 4-Thia-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)heptane-2-carboxylic acid, 3,3-dimethyl-6-(((5-methyl-3-phenyl-4-isoxazolyl)carbonyl)amino)-7-oxo-, (2S-(2alpha,5alpha,6beta))- (12 Dec 1998)

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Literary usage of Oxacillin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"Almost all infective strains derived from humans are resistant to the penicillinase- resistant penicillins such as methicillin and oxacillin. ..."

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