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Antibiotics

Known as: Antimicrobial, Antibiotic Agents, Antibiotic Drugs 
Substances naturally produced by microorganisms or their derivatives that selectively target microorganisms not humans. Antibiotics kill or inhibit… 
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AmantadineAntibiotics, AminoglycosideAntibiotics, AntifungalAntibiotics, Antineoplastic
Anti-Bacterial AgentsAntibiotic ProphylaxisAntibiotic Resistance, MicrobialAntineoplastic Agents

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Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Antibiotic bonding to polytetrafluoroethylene with tridodecylmethylammonium chloride.
Polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) treated with the cationic surfactant, triodecylmethylammonium chloride (TDMAC), binds 14C… 
Highly Cited
1981
Highly Cited
1981
Biologically active compounds from higher fungi
Abstract 
Highly Cited
1980
Highly Cited
1980
Metabolism of cefotaxime in animals and man.
Highly Cited
1979
Highly Cited
1979
LY-127935: a novel beta-lactam antibiotic with unusual antibacterial activity
The in vitro activity of LY-127935, a new beta-lactam antibiotic, was examined by using 370 clinical bacterial strains. In… 
Highly Cited
1977
Highly Cited
1977
Incidence and Significance of Intra‐Operative Bacterial Cultures During Abdominal Aortic Aneurysmectomy
Eighty patients undergoing abdominal aortic aneurysmectomy were studied to identify sources of potential graft sepsis. All but… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Gastrointestinal candidiasis in rats treated with antibiotics, cortisone, and azathioprine
Conventional albino rats treated with peroral chloramphenicol, gentamicin, and/or parenteral cortisone were challenged with… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
β-Lactum antibiotics alone or in combination with gentamicin for therapy of gram-negative bacillary infections in neutropenic patients
Abstract:This study was initiated to determine whether antibiotic combinations are superior to single antibiotics for the… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
Pneumococcal antigen in lobar pneumonia.
This paper describes the value in diagnosis and the clinical implications of the detection of pneumococcal antigen in patients… 
Highly Cited
1972
Highly Cited
1972
A method for measurement of antibiotics in human interstitial fluid.
To measure the antibiotic activity in interstitial fluid of volunteers, an area of skin 1 cm2 was denuded and covered with a… 
Review
1970
Review
1970
Chemistry of cephalosporin antibiotics.
The discovery (39) and use of penicillin as the first antibiotic ushered in a new era of modern medicine. Despite the discovery…