Meaning & use
spiramycin
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A macrolide antibiotic derived from a species of Streptomyces bacteria, used to treat certain bacterial infections.
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Doctors prescribed spiramycin to the pregnant patient to treat her toxoplasmosis infection.
Spiramycin is used in several countries as an alternative to penicillin for patients with allergies.
A note on using this word
Spiramycin is notably used to treat toxoplasmosis during pregnancy because it does not readily cross the placental barrier in high concentrations.
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