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clindamycin

clindamycin

2 6.0
A medicine that kills bacteria to treat infections
  • noun
  • /ˌklɪn.dəˈmaɪ.sɪn/
  • Specialized
: clindamicina
  • The blood clindamycin concentrations after 3 hours were similar for all application modes.
  • clindamycin 150 mg
  • intramuscular clindamycin
  • intravenous clindamycin

Examples

  • Patient improved clinically and was discharged home on a 3-week course of clindamycin and continued to follow up with his primary care doctor.

    Academic text (2007)
  • The following antimicrobial drugs were tested: penicillin, cefotaxime, ceftriaxone, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, clindamycin, tetracycline, levofloxacin, and vancomycin.

    Academic text (2012)
  • Two patients in the clindamycin group required a change of drug.

    Academic text (2005)
  • For clindamycin, no influence in the measured recovery rate has been reported.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Disturbance in gastrointestinal function was noted more frequently in the clindamycin arm of the study (Table 7).

    Academic text (1995)
  • The antibiotic regimen was changed to clindamycin, ciprofloxacin, and penicillin G.

    Academic text (2004)
  • Ampicillin/sulbactam must be given four times a day when used intramuscularly or intravenously, but intramuscular clindamycin can be administered only twice a day.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Postoperatively, the patient was administered IV clindamycin at 150 mg every 6 hours and IV cefotaxime at 500 mg every 8 hours.

    Academic text (2003)
  • Prophylactic antimicrobials—900 mg of clindamycin or 3 g of ampicillin/sulbactam intravenously—are initiated 1 hour before surgery.

    Academic text (1999)
  • The doctor prescribed clindamycin to treat the bacterial infection effectively.

Synonyms

vancomycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
5 6.7

A strong medicine that kills bacteria for serious infections when other medicines fail

is used for general bacterial infections instead of only serious resistant cases
erythromycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
2 4.1

A medicine that kills bacteria to treat throat or skin infections

is used to treat various infections without focus on Gram positive
methicillin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 6.0

A medicine that kills bacteria, used for infections caused by staph bacteria

is used for various bacterial infections, not mainly staphylococci
azithromycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 7.0

A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections in the body

is not described as having broad spectrum activity
tobramycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 9.2

A medicine that kills bacteria and treats serious infections, often in the lungs

is not limited to Gram negative infections
neomycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 6.8

A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections, sometimes used to clean intestines before surgery

is for general bacterial infections, not mainly surgical antisepsis
Chloromycetin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 9.6

A drug that kills bacteria and treats serious infections like typhoid fever

is for varied bacterial infections rather than specific typhoid treatment
kanamycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 8.8

A medicine that kills bacteria used for serious infections when other medicines do not work

is for general bacterial infections rather than reserved last resort use
Lincocin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 8.3

A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections when penicillin cannot be used

is the general antibiotic name rather than a brand
ofloxacin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 7.2

A medicine that treats infections by killing bacteria

is not described as synthetic
Aureomycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 9.4

A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections

is the general drug name rather than a brand
cloxacillin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 7.6

A medicine that fights some bacteria to treat infections

is used broadly and not focused mainly on staphylococci
telithromycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 8.2

A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections in the lungs or throat

is used for various infections, not only respiratory ones
dicloxacillin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 8.5

An antibiotic used to treat infections caused by staph bacteria when penicillin does not work

is for general bacterial infections not focused on resistant staphylococci
capreomycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
1 9.4

A medicine used to treat tuberculosis when other drugs do not work

is not focused on tuberculosis or second line therapy
Vibramycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
7.7

A brand name for a medicine that fights bacteria and treats infections

is the general drug name rather than a brand
hydroxytetracycline
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
9.4

A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections

is for general bacterial infections rather than rickettsial emphasis
chlortetracycline
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
8.6

A yellow medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections

is used for general bacterial infections without rickettsial emphasis
lincomycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
8.1

A medicine that kills bacteria used when penicillin does not work

is used broadly, not limited to penicillin resistant cases
spectinomycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
8.3

An antibiotic used to treat gonorrhea and some bacterial infections

is for a wide range of bacterial infections rather than a single disease
viomycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
9.9

An antibiotic often used with other drugs to treat tuberculosis

is used for common bacterial infections rather than tuberculosis therapy
tyrothricin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
9.9

A medicine you put on the skin or throat to kill certain bacteria

is used systemically rather than only as a topical mixture
novobiocin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
9.7

A medicine that kills certain bacteria to treat infections

is used more broadly, not limited to Gram positive infections
carbomycin
vsclindamycin
  • Specialized
8.9

A medicine used to treat infections by stopping certain bacteria from growing

is for general treatment of infections rather than Gram positive only
cephaloglycin
vsclindamycin
  • Archaic
9.9

An old antibiotic like cephalosporins that is now rarely used

is currently used to treat various bacterial infections

Surface Forms

clindamycin singular
clindamycins plural

Etymology

Clindamycin comes from the older antibiotic lincomycin, with the cl- part showing that chemists added a 'chlorine' atom to make a changed form. That's why clindamycin is the name of a related antibiotic used to treat many bacterial infections.