clavulanic
- adjective
- /klæˈvjuːlænɪk/
- Specialized
- A satisfactory bacteriologic outcome was obtained in six of seven patients in each telithromycin group and in eight of ten patients in the amoxicillin/clavulanic acid group at the TOC evaluation.
- clavulanic acid
- amoxicillin/clavulanic
Examples
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Of all the published studies of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in AMS, the findings of Camacho et al. are probably closest to ours in terms of the definitions used for clinical cure and failure and the types of analyses that were performed.
Academic text (2003) -
Once the study was underway, routine stability testing of the amoxicillin/clavulanic acid supply detected evidence that some of the samples in one batch had degraded.
Academic text (2003) -
With one exception, all of these strains were sensitive to amoxicillin/clavulanic acid.
Academic text (2008) -
Therefore, the efficacy data on all patients who had received amoxicillin/clavulanic acid from this batch were declared invalid.
Academic text (2003) -
If an obvious Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is present, antipseudomonal antibiotics, such as ciprofloxacin, ceftazidime, or ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, are administered.
Academic text (2001) -
Our study shows that treatment with telithromycin at 800 mg once daily for 5 or 10 days is as clinically effective as a 10-day course of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid for the treatment of adults with AMS.
Academic text (2003) -
However, the per-protocol clinical cure rate for amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in our study (74.5% at TOC) was lower than rates reported for this agent in other studies (82% to 96%).
Academic text (2003) -
Eight patients with PRSP (21.6% of PRSP patients and 2.2% of all S. pneumoniae patients) had amoxicillin/clavulanic acid MICs of 4/2 g/ml or higher.
Academic text (2006) -
In this article, we describe our comparison of the efficacy and safety of 5- and 10-day courses of telithromycin with that of a standard 10-day regimen of amoxicillin/clavulanic acid in the treatment of AMS.
Academic text (2003) -
Clavulanic acid is often combined with clavulanic to enhance its effectiveness against resistant bacteria.
Surface Forms
Morphology
clavulanic = clavulan + ic
Although the suffix '-ic' is a productive adjectival marker meaning 'relating to', the base 'clavulan' is a specialized chemical/combining form not a standalone English word, so learners cannot derive the meaning from familiar English vocabulary.
Etymology
Clavulanic comes from the Latin clava, meaning 'club', because scientists named the substance after a 'club' shape they saw in the bacteria that make it. So clavulanic refers to the acid added to some antibiotics to help them work better.