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A broad-spectrum antibiotic originally derived from the bacterium Streptomyces venezuelae but now produced synthetically
Examples of chloramphenicol in a Sentence
All cultures contained 50 µg/ml kanamycin and 34 µg/ml chloramphenicol.
The antibiotic, chloramphenicol and the anti-inflammatory, phenylbutazone are two examples.
This is particularly worrying, as many drugs used to treat fish are also used in human medicine, e.g. tetracycline and chloramphenicol.
The gene remained active by stimulating expression from a plasmid containing the chloramphenicol acetyl transferase gene under the control of the tat dependent promoter.
Similarly, the use of anticancer medications, immunosuppressants, and the antibiotic chloramphenicol are also considered risk factors for developing acute leukemias.
Chloramphenicol was the first antibiotic successfully used to treat salmonella food poisoning.
Patients with Hib strains that are resistant to ampicillin may be given chloramphenicol.
Chloramphenicol is not a first-choice drug because of its side effects, including interference with bone marrow production of blood cells.
Supportive care also includes monitoring of blood cell counts for patients using chloramphenicol, ampicillin, or other drugs that may affect production of blood cells by the bone marrow.
Do not take vitamin B12 if you are taking Chloramphenicol, because the two work at cross-purposes to one another.