"Bacitracin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A complex of cyclic peptide antibiotics produced by the Tracy-I strain of Bacillus subtilis. The commercial preparation is a mixture of at least nine bacitracins with bacitracin A as the major constituent. It is used topically to treat open infections such as infected eczema and infected dermal ulcers. (From Goodman and Gilman, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1140)
| Descriptor ID |
D001414
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D04.345.566.075 D12.644.641.075
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| Concept/Terms |
Baci-IM- Baci-IM
- Baci IM
- Zeba-Rx
- Zeba Rx
- Baci-Rx
- Baci Rx
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