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Cephalexin

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-001177

A semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic with antimicrobial activity similar to that of cephaloridine or cephalothin, but somewhat less potent. It is effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-001177
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectResearch, Technology, Methods
ReferencesMedical Subject Headings 2011; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoCephalosporins; Cefadroxil
TranslationsSpanish: cephalexin
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-001177",
  "term": "Cephalexin",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic with antimicrobial activity similar to that of cephaloridine or cephalothin, but somewhat less potent. It is effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms.",
  "subject": "Research, Technology, Methods",
  "see_also": [
    "cephalosporins",
    "cefadroxil"
  ],
  "references": [
    "Medical Subject Headings 2011",
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "cephalexin"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/cephalexin/"
}

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