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doxycycline
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dox·y·cy·cline  (dks-skln, -kln)
n.
A broad-spectrum antibiotic, C22H24N2O8, derived from tetracycline.


doxycycline [ˌdɒksɪˈsaɪklɪn]
n
(Medicine) (Medicine / Pharmacology) a tetracycline antibiotic used to treat conditions caused by a wide range of bacteria, including anthrax
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Noun1.doxycycline - an antibiotic derived from tetracycline that is effective against many infections; "Vibramycin is the trade name of doxycycline"
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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Experimental studies have indicated that doxycyclin prevents aneurysm formation and also causes a reduction in aneurysmal growth.
When an atypical component is suspected either using macrolides or the addition of a macrolide or doxycyclin to a beta lactam is considered for the outpatient CAP [13].
Over the course of three years, he received intravenous antibiotics that included Rocephin, Merrem, Zithromax, Plaquenil, Claforan, Amoxycillin, Doxycyclin, and supportive nutritional supplements.
 
 
 
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