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chloramphenicol

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chlo·ram·phen·i·col  (klôrm-fn-kôl, -kl, -kl, klr-)
n.
An antibiotic, C11H12Cl2N2O5, derived from the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically and effective against a broad spectrum of microorganisms.
[chlor(o)- + am(ide) + phe(no)- + ni(tro)- + (gly)col.]
chloramphenicol  (klôrm-fn-kôl, -kl)
An antibiotic derived from the soil bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae or produced synthetically, and effective against a broad spectrum of microorganisms. Chemical formula: C11H12Cl2N2O5.
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Noun1.chloramphenicol - an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)
Chloromycetin
antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections; "when antibiotics were first discovered they were called wonder drugs"


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40,41) There are no conclusive data on CSF sterilization with ampicillin plus chloramphenicol or with other antibiotics that have been studied.
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Typhimurium isolates were identified as DT104, and all had a pentavalent resistance pattern (resistance to ampicillin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulfonamides, and tetracycline) (3).
Salmonella typhimurium DT104, Italy by Luzzi, Ida / Emerging Infectious Diseases
There has been less concern, internationally or nationally, over the potential public health risks associated with residues of growth promoters in meat products, although the discovery of chloramphenicol in Asian shrimp in 2002 resulted in a requirement that all shrimp be tested before sale in the EU (Delegation of the European Commission to Thailand 2002).
Arsenic in food by Silbergeld, Ellen K. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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