"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 D04.075.080.875.099.221.500.044
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| Concept/Terms |
Aztreonam- Aztreonam
- Az-threonam
- Az threonam
- Azthreonam
Urobactam- Urobactam
- Esteve Brand of Aztreonam
- Aztreonam Esteve Brand
Azactam- Azactam
- Sanofi Winthrop Brand of Aztreonam
- Squibb Brand of Aztreonam
- Aztreonam Squibb Brand
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Brand of Aztreonam
- Bristol Myers Squibb Brand of Aztreonam
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