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BACTERIOSTATIC
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Of or relating to or causing bacteriostasis
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Pertainym:
bacteriostasis (inhibition of the growth of bacteria)
Derivation:
bacteriostasis (inhibition of the growth of bacteria)
Context examples:
Erythromycin estolate may be bacteriostatic or bactericidal in action, depending on the concentration of the drug at the site of infection and the susceptibility of the organism involved.
(Erythromycin Estolate, NCI Thesaurus)
Erythromycin ethylsuccinate may be bacteriostatic or bactericidal in action, depending on the concentration of the drug at the site of infection and the susceptibility of the organism involved.
(Erythromycin Ethylsuccinate, NCI Thesaurus)
A semisynthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotic derived from Streptomyces venequelae with primarily bacteriostatic activity.
(Chloramphenicol, NCI Thesaurus)
This configuration includes bacteriostatic, cell-wall inhibiting antibiotics, such as penicillins and cephalosporins, their analogs and derivatives, such as the penem (or penam) compounds, clavulanic acids, and monobactams.
(Beta-Lactam Antibiotic, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
An azalide, derived from erythromycin, and a member of a subclass of macrolide antibiotics with bacteriocidal and bacteriostatic activities.
(Azithromycin, NCI Thesaurus)
Aminosalicylic acid exerts its bacteriostatic activity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis by competing with PABA for enzymes involved in folate synthesis, thereby suppressing growth and reproduction of M. tuberculosis, eventually leading to cell death.
(Aminosalicylic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)
A bacteriostatic antibiotic substance produced by Streptomyces erythreus.
(Erythromycin, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
Chlortetracycline hydrochloride is bacteriostatic and inhibits bacterial protein synthesis by binding to the 30S ribosomal subunit, thereby preventing the addition of amino acids to the growing peptide chain.
(Chlortetracycline Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)
Aluminum sulfate, the active ingredient of Domeboro, is attributed for this agent's bacteriostatic effect.
(Domeboro Solution, NCI Thesaurus)
A bacteriostatic antibiotic with activity against Gram-positive bacteria.
(Clofoctol, NCI Thesaurus)
