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Dicloxacillin
Dicloxacillin
(
INN
) is a
narrow-spectrum
ß-Lactam antibiotic
of the
penicillin
class. It is used to treat infections caused by susceptible (non-resistant)
Gram-positive bacteria
. It is active against
beta-lactamase
-producing organisms such as
Staphylococcus aureus
, which would otherwise be resistant to most
penicillins
. Dicloxacillin is available under a variety of trade names including Diclocil (
BMS
).
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