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antibiotic
antibiotic An antimetabolite obtained from or produced by a living bacterium, fungus, or plant, which, in very small amounts, is toxic or lethal to other organisms (usually other bacteria or fungi). The term may also refer to chemical derivatives of naturally occurring antibiotics or to synthetic substances with similar properties. Under natural conditions the ability to produce an antibiotic presumably confers a competitive advantage on the organism. Some antibiotics are important in the treatment of animal diseases caused by micro-organisms (e.g., in humans chloramphenicol (developed in 1947) is active against many bacterial infections, including those that cause typhoid and rickettsial fevers).
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Antibiotic precision pays off for hospital. (Utah facility improves effectiveness, saves money)
Magazine article from: Modern Healthcare; 6/17/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...data with antibiotic information...pinpoint which antibiotics to use in...total use of antibiotics, measured...23%. And antibiotic costs per...on use of antibiotics: * For surgical...treatments. * For antibiotic therapy based...
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Antibiotics: the dark side of wonder drugs.
Magazine article from: Natural Life; 9/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...superbugs". There are antibiotic resistant variants...ever more powerful antibiotics faster than bugs...usually an antibiotic. However, in...infections are given antibiotics, compared with...acknowledged that antibiotic overuse is accelerating...therapeutic usage of antibiotics". ...
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Antibiotics: what's happening to our miracle drugs?(antibiotic-resistant bacteria)(includes information on avoiding bacterial infections)(Cover Story)
Magazine article from: Current Health 2, a Weekly Reader publication; 12/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; ...Antibiotics How do antibiotics kill bacteria...you take an antibiotic, it's absorbed...target for antibiotics. Two of our most important antibiotic families...production. Antibiotics can't tell...you take an antibiotic, you risk...
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Antibiotics Anonymous Redux [1].
Magazine article from: Internal Medicine Alert; 8/15/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...PROBLEM OF ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE...prescription of antibiotics by physicians...Are you antibiotic dependent...prescribe antibiotics to relieve...prescribing antibiotics when you...about your antibiotic prescribing...
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Antibiotic bans questioned.(News)
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 3/12/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...not been given antibiotics. The researchers examined levels of antibiotic resistance in normal...laboratory birds had antibiotic resistance levels...farms that used antibiotics. Even when the...group not given antibiotics. Strikingly...a common human antibiotic that is rarely...
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Antibiotic Rotation-Worthwhile or Not?
Magazine article from: Infectious Disease Alert; 7/1/2001; 700+ words
; ...also known as antibiotic cycling) and its role in reducing antibiotic resistance...restricting certain antibiotics for preset periods...cyclic rotation of antibiotics. Comment by...Schleis, MS, RPh Antibiotic cycling has always...
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Antibiotics sold without prescription add to growing resistance problem.
Newspaper article from: World Disease Weekly; 10/19/2004; 700+ words
; ...growing problem of antibiotic resistance, according...Researchers found that antibiotics were available...get a handle on antibiotic use, and resistance...we do need the antibiotics, they may not...medical meeting on antibiotic resistance, Larson...shocked to learn that antibiotics ...
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ANTIBIOTICS ARE NOT FOR FLU OR OTHER VIRAL ILLNESS
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 2/16/2006; 700+ words
; ...Center. "But antibiotic resistance...effectiveness of antibiotics and may affect...inappropriate use of antibiotics is fueling...responsive to antibiotic treatment...appropriate antibiotic use and taking antibiotics only when they...
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Antibiotics Bought Easily on the Internet; Study found 138 sites that sold them illegally, without a prescription.(Report)
News Wire article from: Consumer Health News (English); 9/15/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...providers first before ordering antibiotics and ask for advice," Schwartz...Many people will take antibiotics for viral infections, which...Alliance for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics has more on the dangers of antibiotic overuse.
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Antibiotic use in animals leaves people vulnerable to "superbugs".
Magazine article from: Environmental Nutrition; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...crisis caused by antibiotic-resistant...Overuse of antibiotics has resulted...judicious use of antibiotics in both humans and animals, antibiotic-resistant...Prudent Use of Antibiotics and author of The Antibiotic Paradox (Perseus...
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Antibiotics
Book article from: World of Forensic Science
...The chemical synthesis of antibiotics is now very sophisticated. The antibiotic can be tailored to affect...Resistance to a specific antibiotic or a class of antibiotics can develop when an antibiotic is overused or misused. If...
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Antibiotics, Topical
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...kinds of topical antibiotics kill different...bacteria. Many antibiotic first-aid...combinations of antibiotics to make them...a particular antibiotic. The process...faster than new antibiotics can be developed...
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Antibiotic Resistance, Tests for
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
Antibiotic resistance...adapt to the antibiotics used to kill...response to antibiotics are essential...testing for antibiotic resistance...of different antibiotics. As growth...bacteria occurs, antibiotic diffuses out...
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Antibiotic
Book article from: How Products Are Made
Antibiotic Antibiotics are chemical substances...over 10,000 antibiotic substances have...reported. Currently, antibiotics represent a multibillion...these cultures used antibiotics, the general principles of antibiotic action were not...
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Prophylaxis, Antibiotic
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...spread of disease. Antibiotic prophylaxis is the...refers to the use of antibiotics to prevent infections...When prophylactic antibiotics are used as a single...are allergic to the antibiotic used. Since cephalosporins...avoid cephalosporin antibiotics. If the medicine causes...
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