"Chloramphenicol" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An antibiotic first isolated from cultures of Streptomyces venequelae in 1947 but now produced synthetically. It has a relatively simple structure and was the first broad-spectrum antibiotic to be discovered. It acts by interfering with bacterial protein synthesis and is mainly bacteriostatic. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 29th ed, p106)
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D002701
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D02.033.455.706.300 D02.455.426.559.389.565.175 D02.640.529.175
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Chloramphenicol" by people in Profiles.
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Part XI. Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, nitrofurantoin, chloramphenicol, metronidazole and tinidazole, rifaximin, and nitazoxanide. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2007 Jul; 100(7):267-72.
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Genes that enhance the ecological fitness of Shewanella oneidensis MR-1 in sediments reveal the value of antibiotic resistance. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2007 Jan; 73(2):492-8.
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Campylobacter infections in human beings. J Pediatr. 1979 Jun; 94(6):855-64.
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[Staphylococci in the Vienna area. Epidemiology, antibiotic sensitivity and therapeutic aspects]. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 1968 Apr 19; 80(16):302-7.
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[Yearly variations of the lysotype and resistance picture of staphylococci]. Wien Klin Wochenschr. 1968 Feb 09; 80(6):99-103.
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[LYSOTYPE DETERMINATION FOR AN EXPLANATION OF AN EVENTUAL STAPHYLOCOCCAL HOSPITAL INFECTION]. Langenbecks Arch Klin Chir Ver Dtsch Z Chir. 1963 Nov 05; 304:638-41.