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Inorganic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > beta-Lactams > Monobactams > Aztreonam
Organic Chemicals > Sulfur Compounds > beta-Lactams > Monobactams > Aztreonam
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, Fused-Ring > Heterocyclic Compounds, 2-Ring > beta-Lactams > Monobactams > Aztreonam
... > Heterocyclic Compounds > Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring > Lactams > beta-Lactams > Monobactams > Aztreonam
... > Organic Chemicals > Amides > Lactams > beta-Lactams > Monobactams > Aztreonam

Preferred term

Aztreonam  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Az threonam
  • Az-threonam
  • Azthreonam

Note

  • do not use /biosyn unless by living matter

Scope note

  • A monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum. It is resistant to beta-lactamases and is used in gram-negative infections, especially of the meninges, bladder, and kidneys. It may cause a superinfection with gram-positive organisms.

History note

  • 86

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D001398

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