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Spiramycin [1 record]

Record 1 2002-02-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemical Elements and Compounds
  • Medication
OBS

Antibiotic substance classified in the erythromcycin-carbomycin group and produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens from soil of northern France. ... Therapeutic category: Antibacterial.

OBS

Spiramycin: recommended International Nonproprietary Name (INN) of the World Health Organization (WHO).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éléments et composés chimiques
  • Médicaments
DEF

spiramycine : Dénomination commune internationale [DCI] d'un antibiotique produit par Streptomyces ambofaciens, actif par voie buccale.

CONT

Pharmacologie : La spiramycine exerce une action efficace contre les organismes gram-positifs: S. aureus (y compris les souches résistantes à la pénicilline), streptocoques ß-hémolytiques, S. viridans. S. faecalis et S. pneumoniae, C. diphteriae, clostridia. [...] Indications : Traitement des infections des voies respiratoires, de la cavité buccale, de la peau et des tissus mous, causées par des organismes sensibles.

OBS

[Commercialisé sous le nom de] Rovamycine .

Key term(s)
  • Rovamycine

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Elementos y compuestos químicos
  • Medicamentos
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