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ROVAMYCIN [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-02-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Chemical Elements and Compounds
- Medication
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Spiramycin 1, record 1, English, Spiramycin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Sequamycin 2, record 1, English, Sequamycin
- Provamycin 2, record 1, English, Provamycin
- Rovamycin 2, record 1, English, Rovamycin
- Rovamicina 2, record 1, English, Rovamicina
- Foromacidin 2, record 1, English, Foromacidin
- Selectomycin 2, record 1, English, Selectomycin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Antibiotic substance classified in the erythromcycin-carbomycin group and produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens from soil of northern France. ... Therapeutic category: Antibacterial. 2, record 1, English, - Spiramycin
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Spiramycin: recommended International Nonproprietary Name (INN) of the World Health Organization (WHO). 3, record 1, English, - Spiramycin
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éléments et composés chimiques
- Médicaments
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spiramycine
1, record 1, French, spiramycine
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
spiramycine : Dénomination commune internationale [DCI] d'un antibiotique produit par Streptomyces ambofaciens, actif par voie buccale. 2, record 1, French, - spiramycine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - spiramycine
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Commercialisé sous le nom de] Rovamycine . 3, record 1, French, - spiramycine
Record 1, Key term(s)
- Rovamycine
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Elementos y compuestos químicos
- Medicamentos
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- espiramicina
1, record 1, Spanish, espiramicina
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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