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methicillin (dict)

Methicillin

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Methicillin
align="center" colspan="2" | 6-((2,6-dimethoxybenzoyl)amino)-
3,3-dimethyl-7-oxo-,(2S-(2alpha,5alpha,6beta))-
4-thia-1-azabicyclo(3.2.0)heptane-
2-carboxylic acid
CAS number
61-32-5
ATC code
J01CF03
bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Chemical formula bgcolor="#ddeeff" | CHNOS
bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Molecular weight bgcolor="#ddeeff" | 380.419
bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Bioavailability bgcolor="#ddeeff" | ?
bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Metabolism bgcolor="#ddeeff" | ?
bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Elimination half-life bgcolor="#ddeeff" | ?
bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Excretion bgcolor="#ddeeff" | ?
bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Pregnancy category bgcolor="#ddeeff" | ?
bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Legal status bgcolor="#ddeeff" | ?
bgcolor="#eeeeee" | Routes of administration bgcolor="#ddeeff" | Intravenous
Methicillin is an antibiotic related to penicillin and other beta-lactam containing antibiotics. It is often used to treat infections caused by bacteria carrying an antibiotic resistance, e.g., staphylococci. As methicillin is deactivated by gastric acid, it has to be administered by injection.

Uses

Methicillin is not commonly used in clinical practice, but serves a purpose in the laboratory to determine antibiotic sensitivity in microbiological culture. "Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus" (MRSA) is a strain of staphylococcus that is resistant to methicillin and related compounds.

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