Pediamycin (Noun)
Meaning
An antibiotic (trade name Erythrocin or E-Mycin or Ethril or Ilosone or Pediamycin) obtained from the actinomycete Streptomyces erythreus; effective against many Gram-positive bacteria and some Gram-negative.
Classification
Nouns denoting man-made objects.
Examples
- The doctor prescribed a course of pediamycin to treat the patient's bacterial infection.
- Pediamycin is often used to treat respiratory tract infections such as pneumonia and bronchitis.
- The antibiotic pediamycin is commonly used to treat skin infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria.
- The patient was given a dose of pediamycin to combat the bacterial infection that was causing her symptoms.
- Pediamycin is an effective treatment for infections caused by Streptococcus and Staphylococcus bacteria.