spiramycin

spiramycin
An antibiotic substance (almost identical to leucomycin) produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens; an antimicrobial agent.

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spi·ra·my·cin .spī-rə-'mīs-ən n a mixture of macrolide antibiotics produced by a soil bacterium of the genus Streptomyces (S. ambofaciens) and having antibacterial activity

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spir·a·my·cin (spir″ə-miґsin) a macrolide antibiotic produced by Streptomyces ambofaciens; effective against many gram-positive and some gram-negative organisms, as well as Toxoplasma gondii; used as an alternative agent in the treatment of toxoplasmosis during pregnancy. It is occasionally used to treat bacterial infections. Administered orally, intravenously, or rectally.

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