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What (who) is methicillin - definition
CHEMICAL COMPOUND
Methicillin sodium; Methycillin; ATC code J01CF03; ATCvet code QJ01CF03; ATCvet code QJ51CF03; Dimocillin; Metacillin; Staphcillin; Meticillin; Methicillin resistance
methicillin
[?m???'s?l?n]
¦ noun Medicine a semi-synthetic form of penicillin.
Origin
1960s: from meth(yl) and (pen)icillin.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a group of Gram-positive bacteria that are genetically distinct from other strains of Staphylococcus aureus. MRSA is responsible for several difficult-to-treat infections in humans.
Staphylococcus epidermidis
SPECIES OF BACTERIUM
S.epidermidis; S. epidermidis; Staph epidermidis; Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis; Staphylococcus epidermis; Staphylococcus albus; Epidermidis; MRSE; Staphylococcus epidemidis
Staphylococcus epidermidis is a Gram-positive bacterium, and one of over 40 species belonging to the genus Staphylococcus. It is part of the normal human microbiota, typically the skin microbiota, and less commonly the mucosal microbiota and also found in marine sponges.
Wikipedia
Methicillin
Methicillin (USAN), also known as meticillin (INN), is a narrow-spectrum β-lactam antibiotic of the penicillin class.
Methicillin was discovered in 1960.
Examples of use of methicillin
1. Methicillin–resistant staphylococcus aureus is, like it says, resistant to methicillin.
2. Methicillin–sensitive staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) can sometimes be treated with methicillin.
3. Only figures for MRSA methicillin–resistant Staphylo–coccus aureus are now published after mandatory surveillance.
4. One Pike County student was diagnosed with in September with MRSA, or methicillin–resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
5. It has become resistant to methicillin, the antibiotic most used against it.