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penicillin
The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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penicillin XX. f. modL.
Penicillium generic name of moulds, so named from their brush-like sporangia, f. L.
pēnicillum PENCIL; see
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The penicillins
Magazine article from: Mayo Clinic Proceedings; 3/1/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...Since then, penicillin has been widely...and numerous penicillins have been...these various penicillins, the goal has been an ideal penicillin that would...affinity for penicillin-binding...the various penicillins that are currently...
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Penicillin is 65 years old!(Special Section: SMA Centennial)(Drug overview)
Magazine article from: Southern Medical Journal; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; The discovery of penicillin marked a turning point in history...infections was common. The advent of penicillin changed not only the course of medicine...accepted as the person who discovered penicillin, it is only because of the foresight...
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Penicillin price plunge impacts Western bulk antibiotic makers; US and European players take refuge in high-end products.
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 10/6/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...largely to weak penicillin prices. Gist...its sterile penicillins plant in Delft...problem with raw penicillins, especially penicillin V, one of...the plunging penicillin prices have...Montedison, makes penicillins at its plant...
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PENICILLIN pioneers
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 5/2/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...coat: the remarkable true story of the penicillin miracle by eric Lax(little, brown...whose was the first life to be saved by penicillin. It may well have been that of a 31...there happened to be a tiny quantity of penicillin in the US, and on the advice of a British...
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IV Penicillin G Shortage May Last Through 2000.
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 2/15/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...syphilis, other conditions. Intravenous penicillin G remains in short supply nationwide...experienced shortages of intravenous penicillin G in their hospitals since Sept. 1...will provide limited supplies of penicillin G sodium from the Austrian firm Biochemie...
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Is Penicillin Resensitization Possible?(Report)
Magazine article from: Infectious Disease Alert; 6/1/2002; 700+ words
; Is Penicillin Resensitization Possible? Abstract &...Synopsis: It may be worth doing skin tests for penicillin allergy in patients with a history of allergic reactions to penicillin. In the 80% or more who will be negative...
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Penicillin Resistance Is Not Extrapolable to Amoxicillin Resistance in Streptococcus pneumoniae Isolated From Middle Ear Fluid in Children With Acute Otitis Media
Magazine article from: The Annals of Otology, Rhinology & Laryngology; 3/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...antibacterial activity of amoxicillin against penicillin-susceptible and -nonsusceptible Streptococcus...puncture for middle ear fluid culture. The penicillin and amoxicillin susceptibilities of...and Streptococcus pyogenes, 4%. Penicillin-susceptible S pneumoniae strains were...
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Penicillin skin test gap may be filled in 1 year.(News)
Magazine article from: Internal Medicine News; 4/15/2005; ; 700+ words
; SAN ANTONIO -- A penicillin skin test is expected to return to...D. Without the availability of a penicillin skin test, physicians have "stepped...population who have a history of penicillin allergy, the most frequently reported...
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Penicillin skin test expected to return to the market soon.(Pulmonary Medicine)
Magazine article from: Family Practice News; 4/15/2005; 700+ words
; San Antonio -- A penicillin skin test is expected to return to...D. Without the availability of a penicillin skin test, physicians have "stepped...population who have a history of penicillin allergy, the most frequently reported...
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Penicillin Market Plagued By Overcapacity and Pricing.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Magazine article from: Chemical Market Reporter; 3/6/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...the company's product portfolio includes penicillin G and penicillin V (on which penicillin prices are based), the 6-APA and 7-ADCA intermediates, semi-synthetic penicillins, semi-synthetic cephalosporins and sterile...
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Penicillins
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence
...viruses. Examples of penicillins are penicillin V (Beepen-VK...of air). Newer penicillins are resistant to stomach acid, such as penicillin V, or have a broader...the same time as penicillin. Penicillins may also interact...
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penicillin
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...like all penicillins, is a derivative...Phenoxymethyl penicillin, which can...responsive to high penicillin concentrations...classes of penicillins. Tuberculosis...affected by penicillin. The class of penicillins that includes...
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Penicillin
Book article from: Chemistry: Foundations and Applications
...Naturally occurring penicillins, such as penicillin G, are most...chemically modified penicillins with improved...clinically useful penicillin derivatives...associated with the penicillins is the occurrence...activity of the penicillin and related...
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History of the Development of Antibiotics
Book article from: World of Microbiology and Immunology
...growth media, a variety of penicillins collectively termed biosynthetic penicillins, have been synthesized. Penicillin G proved the most successful...producing semisynthetic penicillins. For example, penicillin V is resistant to acid...
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Antibiotics
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Surgery: A Guide for Patients and Caregivers
...kill bacteria rather than inhibit growth. The penicillins can be further subdivided. The natural penicillins are based on the original penicillin G structure; penicillinase-resistant penicillins, notably methicillin and oxacillin, are active...
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