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A broad-spectrum penicillin antibiotic used orally in the treatment of mild to moderate infections by susceptible gram-positive organisms.


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   Penicillins   

A group of antibiotics that contain 6-aminopenicillanic acid with a side chain attached to the 6-amino group. The penicillin nucleus is the chief structural requirement for biological activity. The side-chain structure determines many of the antibacterial and pharmacological characteristics.
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Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
Infections caused by bacteria that retain the crystal violet stain (positive) when treated by the gram-staining method.

> Actinomycetales Infections
> Bacillaceae Infections
> Bifidobacteriales Infections
> Clostridium Infections
> Erysipelothrix Infections
> Listeria Infections
> Staphylococcal Infections
> Streptococcal Infections

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