"Aztreonam" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum. It is resistant to beta-lactamases and is used in gram-negative infections, especially of the meninges, bladder, and kidneys. It may cause a superinfection with gram-positive organisms.
| Descriptor ID |
D001398
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.500.044 D02.886.108.500.044 D03.383.411.350.044 D03.633.100.300.500.044
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| Concept/Terms |
Aztreonam- Aztreonam
- Az-threonam
- Az threonam
- Azthreonam
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| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Aztreonam" by people in Profiles.
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Evaluation of Susceptibility Testing Methods for Aztreonam and Ceftazidime-Avibactam Combination Therapy on Extensively Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Organisms. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2021 10 18; 65(11):e0084621.