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  2. Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid - Wikipedia

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    Augmentin 250, for example, contains 250 mg of amoxicillin and 125 mg of clavulanic acid. [ 12 ] [ 27 ] An intravenous preparation has been available in the UK since 1985, [ 28 ] but no parenteral preparation is available in the US; [ citation needed ] the nearest equivalent is ampicillin/sulbactam .

  3. β-Lactam antibiotic - Wikipedia

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    For example, Augmentin (FGP) is made of amoxicillin (a β-lactam antibiotic) and clavulanic acid (a β-lactamase inhibitor). The clavulanic acid is designed to overwhelm all β-lactamase enzymes, and effectively serve as an antagonist so that the amoxicillin is not affected by the β-lactamase enzymes. Another β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor ...

  4. Clavulanic acid - Wikipedia

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    Clavulanic acid is a β-lactam drug that functions as a mechanism-based β-lactamase inhibitor.While not effective by itself as an antibiotic, when combined with penicillin-group antibiotics, it can overcome antibiotic resistance in bacteria that secrete β-lactamase, which otherwise inactivates most penicillins.

  5. Amoxicillin - Wikipedia

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    Amoxicillin is an antibiotic medication belonging to the aminopenicillin class of the penicillin family. The drug is used to treat bacterial infections [9] such as middle ear infection, strep throat, pneumonia, skin infections, odontogenic infections, and urinary tract infections. [9]

  6. Cefoperazone - Wikipedia

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    Cefoperazone contains an N-methylthiotetrazole (NMTT or 1-MTT) side chain.As the antibiotic is broken down in the body, it releases free NMTT, which can cause hypoprothrombinemia (likely due to inhibition of the enzyme vitamin K epoxide reductase) and a reaction with ethanol similar to that produced by disulfiram (Antabuse effect), due to inhibition of aldehyde dehydrogenase.

  7. Cefaclor - Wikipedia

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    Cefaclor is frequently used against bacteria responsible for causing skin infections, otitis media, urinary tract infections, and others. Cefaclor has been shown to be active against most strains of the following microorganisms, both in vitro and in clinical infections: Gram positive aerobes - Staphylococci (including coagulase-positive, coagulase-negative, and penicillinase-producing strains ...

  8. Traditional Vietnamese medicine - Wikipedia

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    Nam dược thần hiệu by Tuệ Tĩnh. Various compendiums and treatises on traditional Vietnamese medicine include the 11-volume Nam dược thần hiệu by the 14th century physician Tuệ Tĩnh [9] and Hải Thượng y tông tâm lĩnh by the 18th century physician Hải Thượng Lãn Ông.

  9. Ludwig's angina - Wikipedia

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    Ludwig's angina (Latin: Angina ludovici) is a type of severe cellulitis involving the floor of the mouth [2] and is often caused by bacterial sources. [1] Early in the infection, the floor of the mouth raises due to swelling, leading to difficulty swallowing saliva.