Definition of Penicillin-resistant

1. Adjective. Unaffected by penicillin. "Penicillin-resistant bacteria"

Partainyms: Penicillin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Penicillin-resistant

peniaphobia
penible
peniche
penicil
penicillamine
penicillamines
penicillanate
penicillanic
penicillanic acid
penicillary
penicillate
penicillia
penicillic acid
penicilliform
penicillin
penicillin-resistant (current term)
penicillin-resistant bacteria
penicillin B
penicillin F
penicillin G
penicillin G benzathine
penicillin G hydrabamine
penicillin G procaine
penicillin G sodium
penicillin N
penicillin O
penicillin V
penicillin V benzathine
penicillin V hydrabamine

Literary usage of Penicillin-resistant

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Emerging Infectious Diseases: Consensus on Needed Laboratory Capacity Could by Helene Toiv, Cheryl Williams (1999)
"Antibiotic-resistant diseases, including penicillin-resistant S. pneumoniae, and hepatitis C were among the diseases they cited most often as deserving ..."

2. Management & Therapy of Sickle Cell Disease edited by Clarice D. Reid, Samuel Charace, Bertram Lubin (1997)
"Concerns regarding the development of penicillin-resistant pneumococcal infections should not prevent the use of prophylactic penicillin, but appropriate ..."

3. Manual of Microbiologic Monitoring of Laboratory Animals edited by Kim Waggie (1994)
"However, penicillin-resistant strains may be isolated from natural infections. Antibiotic sensitivity tests should be performed prior to treatment. ..."

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