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polymyxin

/ˌpɒl.ɪˈmɪk.sɪn/

Traducción: Cualquiera de varios antibióticos tóxicos obtenidos de cierta bacteria del suelo, utilizados principalmente para tratar algunas infecciones bacterianas.

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C2formalcommonmedical/ˌpɒl.ɪˈmɪk.sɪn/

Any of several toxic antibiotics derived from a specific soil bacterium, used primarily to treat certain bacterial infections.

  • 🇪🇸Cualquiera de varios antibióticos tóxicos obtenidos de cierta bacteria del suelo, utilizados principalmente para tratar algunas infecciones bacterianas.
  1. Antibiotic substance C2 formal medical

    Any of a group of toxic antibiotics derived from the bacterium Paenibacillus polymyxa, used to treat certain bacterial infections.

    • Polymyxin is often used in topical creams for skin infections.
    • The doctor prescribed polymyxin for the patient's resistant infection.
    • Polymyxin works by disrupting the cell membrane of bacteria.

    🇪🇸Polimixina

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