Definition of Dihydrostreptomycin

1. Noun. Antibiotic consisting of a hydrogenated form of streptomycin; used against tuberculosis and tularemia and Gram-negative organisms.

Generic synonyms: Antibiotic, Antibiotic Drug

Medical Definition of Dihydrostreptomycin

1. An aminoglycoside antibiotic similar in action to streptomycin but with a higher risk of ototoxicity. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Dihydrostreptomycin

dihydropteroate
dihydropteroate synthase
dihydropteroic acid
dihydropyran
dihydropyrans
dihydropyridine
dihydropyridines
dihydropyrimidinase
dihydropyrimidinases
dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase
dihydropyrrole
dihydropyrroles
dihydroqinghaosu
dihydrosanguinarine
dihydrosphingosine
dihydrostreptomycin (current term)
dihydrostreptomycin-6-phosphate 3' alpha-kinase
dihydrostreptomycin sulfate
dihydrostreptose
dihydrotachysterol
dihydrotestosterone
dihydrothiophene
dihydrothiophenes
dihydrouracil
dihydrouracil dehydrogenase
dihydrouracil oxidase
dihydrouridine
dihydroxide
dihydroxo
dihydroxy

Literary usage of Dihydrostreptomycin

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

1. Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Food and Drugs, PT. 500-599, Revised by Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Staff (2005)
"... Penicillin G procaine-dihydrostreptomycin in soybean oil for intramammary infusion (dry cows). (a) Specifications. Each 10 milliliters of suspension ..."

2. Handbook of Severe Disability: A Text for Rehabilitation Counselors, Other edited by Walter C. Stolov, Michael R. Clowers (2000)
"Another instance was the discovery of the ototoxicity of aminoglycoside antibiotics (such as dihydrostreptomycin, gentamycin, and neomycin) soon after their ..."

3. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"... PS Tubes containing 100000 units of procaine penicillin G and 100000 units of dihydrostreptomycin sulphate in boxes of 12. ..."

4. The Journal of Comparative Pathology and Therapeutics (1888)
"... Tube containing 100000 units of Procaine Penicillin BP and 100000 units of dihydrostreptomycin Sulphate BP In boxes of 12. ..."

5. Biographical Memoirs by National Academy of Sciences Staff, National Academy Of Sciences (1980)
"Proc. Fed. Am. Soc. Exp. Biol., 33:1335. With RT Garvin and DK Biswas. The effects of streptomycin or dihydrostreptomycin binding ..."

6. Aus dem Stromgebiet des Qyzyl-yrmag(halys)by Hermann von Flottwell by Hermann von Flottwell (1895)
"Comparative studies by leading clinicians confirm that dihydrostreptomycin SULFATE IS- as effective a» streptomycin 2. 9, 13-15 lets toxic for the ..."

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