Chloromycetin

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Chloromycetin

(ˌklɔːrəʊmaɪˈsiːtɪn)
n
(Pharmacology) trademark a brand of chloramphenicol
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Noun1.Chloromycetin - an oral antibiotic (trade name Chloromycetin) used to treat serious infections (especially typhoid fever)
chloramphenicol
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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As early as 1954, Stewart et al reported no significant effects of Chloromycetin on reproductive performance; however, the greater percentage of ova shed, represented by normal embryos in lots receiving Chloromycetin, suggested that the antibiotic has favorable effect on embryo survival [9].
Current status and prospects for in-feed antibiotics in the different stages of pork production--A review
One of the miracle antibiotics, Parke-Davis' Chloromycetin, was found to cause more cases of aplastic anemia than occurred in the general population.
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One respondent (3.7%) still favoured chloromycetin in combination with ampicillin.
A survey of selected key areas of management of South African neurosurgical patients
The final assessment of the patient by the casualty officer was blunt-force trauma with no vision loss, and he was discharged with analgesics and chloromycetin ointment.
Orbital apex syndrome after trauma in a 6-year-old a rare occurrence
orally for a week topical Chloromycetin ointment for left eye and advised Elizabethan collar to prevent self mutilation.
Therapeutic Management of Ocular Venereal Tumor in a Dog
Preliminary report on the beneficial effect of chloromycetin in the treatment of typhoid fever.
Clinical profile and treatment outcome of typhoid fever in children at a teaching hospital, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India
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