streptomycin

Englisch - Türkisch

Definition von streptomycin im Englisch Türkisch wörterbuch: streptomisin; (Tıp) Aspergillus griseus'den elde olunan bir made olup,g ram negatif bakterilere ve bu arada insan tüberküloz basiline de tesir ederek onların üremesini önler, streptomisin; (isim) streptomisin

Englisch - Englisch

Definition von streptomycin im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: An aminoglycoside and bactericidal antibiotic administered via intramuscular injection; an antibiotic used in combination therapy for tuberculosis and other infections Side effects include nausea, dizziness, kidney toxicity and hearing loss; An antibiotic; an injectable drug used to treat TB disease; may cause hearing problems Streptomycin should not be given to pregnant women; A bactericidal aminoglycoside antibiotic produced by Streptomyces griseus (See 816); {i} antibiotic used to treat tuberculosis and other bacterial infections; an antibiotic produced by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus and used to treat tuberculosis; Generally the effect of these drugs on hearing is profound, although their effect is of course related to the dosage Since physicians are well aware to the hearing from these drugs, large doses are prescribed only when urgent as a life-saving measure When the saving of life is involved, sacrifice of the hearing assumes a secondary importance; Antibiotic synthesized by the actinomycete Streptomyces griseus, found in soil. It was among the first antibiotics discovered (1943, by Selman Waksman), after penicillin, gramicidin, and tyrocidine. The first antibiotic effective against tuberculosis, it interferes with the tubercle bacillus's ability to synthesize certain vital proteins. It still has some use in combination with penicillin for treating endocarditis and with tetracyclines in the treatment of plague, tularemia, and brucellosis