aztreonam
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-000603
A monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum. It is resistant to beta-lactamases and is used in gram-negative infections, especially of the meninges, bladder, and kidneys. It may cause a superinfection with gram-positive organisms.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-000603 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Research, Technology, Methods |
| References | Medical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | beta-lactam antibiotics; beta-lactams |
| Translations | Spanish: aztreonam |
Record as JSON
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Record 603 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.