People with allergies to erythromycin and other antibiotics of the macrolide family. clindamycin (Cleocin, Dalacin). Clindamycin is an
Erythromycin and clindamycin are both similar except Erythromycin is a macrolide and clindamycin is a lincosamide, meaning they inhibit
Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic, chemically unrelated to erythromycins. There is no cross-allergenicity between macrolides and clindamycin. Clindamycin
(MRSA) and macrolide- or erythromycin-resistant Streptococcus pyogenes. Clindamycin or a macrolide (clarithromycin or azithromycin) are
macrolides. Therefore, isolates that are resistant to macrolides but susceptible to clindamycin under standard testing should be tested to methylase
Lincosamides are a class of antibiotics, which include lincomycin, clindamycin, and pirlimycin. Nomenclature for Macrolide and Macrolide-Lincosamide-
CLINDAMYCIN, ERYTHROMYCIN, AND THE NEWER MACROLIDES. macrolide with an extended half-life and excellent tissue distribution
Clindamycin is a lincosamide antibiotic, chemically unrelated to erythromycins. There is no cross-allergenicity between macrolides and clindamycin. Clindamycin
clindamycin. Macrolide resistance usually is encountered with erythromycin. Other macrolides, including azithromycin, clarithromycin, and
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'Brakes' not 'Breaks'.
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