dicloxacillin

Thân thiện

A doctor prescribes dicloxacillin to a patient.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • An antibacterial medication: Dicloxacillin is a type of antibiotic drug used to treat infections caused by certain bacteria, specifically those that are resistant to penicillin.

Usage

• Dicloxacillin is prescribed by doctors to combat bacterial infections.
• It is typically taken orally in capsule or liquid form.

Examples

• Noun:
  • The doctor prescribed dicloxacillin for the patient's staph infection.
  • Dicloxacillin is effective against penicillin-resistant bacteria.

Advanced Usage

• "to be on dicloxacillin": to be undergoing a course of treatment with this antibiotic.
  • He was on dicloxacillin for two weeks to clear the infection.

Variants and Related Words

• Antibiotic (n): a broader category of substances that inhibit or destroy microorganisms, including dicloxacillin.
• Penicillinase-resistant penicillin (n): a technical classification for antibiotics like dicloxacillin that are not broken down by certain bacterial enzymes.

Synonyms

• Antibacterial: a substance that kills or inhibits bacteria.
• Antibiotic: a medicine that inhibits the growth of or destroys microorganisms.

Notes

• Dicloxacillin is known by the trade name Dynapen.
• It is specifically used for staphylococcal infections (infections caused by staph bacteria).

Học thuật

Noun

1. antibacterial (trade name Dynapen) used to treat staphylococcal infections that are resistant to penicillin

Từ đồng nghĩa

• dynapen