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Definition of Penicillin-resistant
1. Adjective. Unaffected by penicillin. "Penicillin-resistant bacteria"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Penicillin-resistant
Literary usage of Penicillin-resistant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Emerging Infectious Diseases: Consensus on Needed Laboratory Capacity Could by Helene Toiv, Cheryl Williams (1999)
"Antibiotic-resistant diseases, including penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae, and
hepatitis C were among the diseases they cited most often as deserving ..."
2. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"Concerns regarding the development of penicillin-resistant pneumococcal infections
should not prevent the use of prophylactic penicillin, but appropriate ..."
3. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"However, penicillin-resistant strains may be isolated from natural infections.
Antibiotic sensitivity tests should be performed prior to treatment. ..."