Antibiotic
dicloxacillin
Effect:
Decreased Cell Wall Integrity; Decreased Cell Wall Synthesis & Repair
May Prevent:
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections; Postoperative Complications
May Treat:
Cellulitis;
Osteomyelitis;
Pneumonia, Bacterial;
Postoperative Complications;
Soft Tissue Infections;
Staphylococcal Skin Infections;
Urinary Tract Infections;
Wound Infection
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Definitions related to dicloxacillin:
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A broad-spectrum, semi-synthetic, beta-lactam, penicillin antibiotic with bactericidal and beta-lactamase resistant activity. Dicloxacillin binds to penicillin binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall. It also inhibits the cross-linkage of peptidoglycan, a critical component of bacterial cell walls. This leads to the inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis and eventually causes cell lysis.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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One of the PENICILLINS which is resistant to PENICILLINASE.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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