AZTREONAM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does aztreonam mean? 

• AZTREONAM (noun)
  The noun AZTREONAM has 1 sense:

1. an antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects

  Familiarity information: AZTREONAM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• AZTREONAM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An antibiotic (trade name Azactam) used against severe infections; has minimal side effects

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Azactam; aztreonam

Hypernyms ("aztreonam" is a kind of...):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

 Context examples 

Pirazmonam is more active than aztreonam against nonfermentative gram-negative bacteria.

(Pirazmonam, NCI Thesaurus)

A formulation of the synthetic monobactam antibiotic, aztreonam and lysine used in an inhaled form for the treatment of chronic airway infections by Pseudomonas aeruginosa in patients with cystic fibrosis.

(Aztreonam Lysine, NCI Thesaurus)

Aztreonam preferentially binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding protein-3 (PBP-3), which is involved in bacterial cell wall synthesis, thereby inhibiting bacterial cell wall integrity and leading to cell lysis and death.

(Aztreonam, NCI Thesaurus)