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oxacillin

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ox·a·cil·lin  (ks-sln)
n.
A semisynthetic penicillin effective against penicillin-resistant infections, especially those of staphylococci.
[ox(o)- + a(zole) + (peni)cillin.]
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Noun1.oxacillin - a form of penicillin resistant to penicillinase and effective against penicillin-resistant staphylococci
penicillinase-resistant antibiotic - a form of penicillin that is not rendered inactive by penicillinase
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In the early stages, the infection can often be treated while nursing is continued from that breast by administering an antibiotic such as dicloxacillin or oxacillin, 250 mg four times daily for 7?
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Methicillin is no longer commercially available, and in many laboratories testing for methicillin resistance has been replaced by oxacillin and/or cefoxitin.
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