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meth·i·cil·lin

(mĕth′ĭ-sĭl′ĭn)

A semisynthetic penicillin, C₁₇H₂₀N₂O₆S, formerly used in the form of its sodium salt to treat infections caused by penicillinase-producing staphylococci.

[Blend of methoxy- (meth- + oxy-) and penicillin.]

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methicillin

(ˌmɛθɪˈsɪlɪn)

(Pharmacology) a semisynthetic penicillin used to treat various infections

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methicillin - antibiotic drug of the penicillin family used in the treatment of certain staphylococcal infections

penicillin - any of various antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds (or produced synthetically) and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases

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methicillin

n meticilina

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Keywords: Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus, oxacillin, cefoxitin, PCR.

Molecular Evaluation of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolates at a Tertiary Care Hospital, Lahore

Control of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a tertiary care centre: A five year study.

Frequency of nasal carriage of Staphylococcus Aureus among health care workers at a Tertiary Care Hospital

Prevalence of Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a teaching hospital in Riyadh Saudi Arabia.

Study of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus among patients admitted in tertiary care rural hospital

Correlation between genotype and phenotypic categorization of Staphylococci based on methicillin susceptibility and resistance.

STUDY ON PREVALENCE OF METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; COMPARISON OF FOUR DIAGNOSTIC METHODS FOR DETECTING MRSA- FROM A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, MADURAI

Linezolid is first choice in the treatment of methicillin resistant Staphylococci.

EMERGENCE OF LINEZOLID RESISTANCE IN COAGULASE-NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS ISOLATED FROM A POST-SURGICAL CASE OF CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS AT A TERTIARY CARE CARDIAC SETUP IN PAKISTAN

Phenotypical classification of the isolates--All isolates exhibiting susceptibility to methicillin were classified as methicillin-susceptible S.

Is community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA) an emerging pathogen among children in Brazil?

For staphylococci, 2 PBP 2a-encoding genes, mecA and mecC, including several allotypes, have been described as chromosomally located genetic bases for phenotypic methicillin resistance (10-14).

Plasmid-Encoded Transferable mecB-Mediated Methicillin Resistance in Staphylococcus aureus

Methicillin resistance in staphylococci results from the recombinase-mediated insertion of the staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (SCCmec), the mobile genetic element that carries mecA and various antibiotic resistance genes.

Molecular Characteristics of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococci Clinical Isolates from a Tertiary Hospital in Northern Thailand

aureus resistance against clindamycin, ciprofloxacin and methicillin between HA and CA.

TRENDS IN ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE OF STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS FROM ASYMPTOMATIC NASAL CARRIERS

aureus isolates, classified as MRSA if found resistant to cefoxitin, methicillin, or oxacillin and as methicillin susceptible if susceptible to those antimicrobials.