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Princeton's WordNet

  1. aztreonam, Azactam(noun)

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

Wiktionary

  1. aztreonam(Noun)

    A synthetic monobactam originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum, similar in action to penicillin.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Aztreonam

    A monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum. It is resistant to beta-lactamases and is used in gram-negative infections, especially of the meninges, bladder, and kidneys. It may cause a superinfection with gram-positive organisms.

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