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lincomycin

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lin·co·my·cin  (lngk-msn)
n.
An antibiotic derived from cultures of the bacterium Streptomyces lincolnensis, used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections.
[New Latin linco(lnnsis), specific epithet + -mycin.]
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Noun1.lincomycin - antibiotic (trade name Lincocin) obtained from a streptomyces bacterium and used in the treatment of certain penicillin-resistant infections
Lincocin
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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An ear swab culture yielded Staphylococcus aureus, which was sensitive to lincomycin and vancomycin.
A case of skull base mucormycosis with osteomyelitis secondary to ... by Capoor, Malini / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
The strain was sensitive to penicillin, ampicillin, gentamicin, rifampin, vancomycin, teicoplanin, tetracycline, sulfamethoxazole, trimethoprim, fusidic acid, ciprofloxacin, and norfloxacin and resistant to erythromycin, lincomycin, and nitrofurantoin.
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Among the antibiotics used are ampicillin, bacitracin, erythromycin, lincomycin, virginiamycin, and tetracycline (Food and Drug Administration 2004), some of which are important in human clinical medicine.
Airborne multidrug-resistant bacteria isolated from a concentrated ... by Schwab, Kellogg / Environmental Health Perspectives
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