16619-9
Clarithromycin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma
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Part Descriptions
LP15406-9 Clarithromycin
Clarithromycin is a macrolide antibiotic used to treat pharyngitis, tonsillitis, acute maxillary sinusitis, acute bacterial exacerbation of chronic bronchitis, pneumonia (especially atypical pneumonias associated with Chlamydia pneumoniae or TWAR), skin and skin structure infections, and, in HIV and AIDS patients to prevent, and to treat, disseminated Mycobacterium avium complex or MAC. In addition, it is sometimes used to treat Legionellosis. Clarithromycin is available under several brand names, for example Biaxin, Klacid, and Claripen.
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Clarithromycin (Wikipedia)
LP15406-9 Clarithromycin
A semisynthetic macrolide antibiotic derived from ERYTHROMYCIN that is active against a variety of microorganisms. It can inhibit protein synthesis in bacteria by reversibly binding to the 50S ribosomal subunits. This inhibits the translocation of aminoacyl transfer-RNA and prevents peptide chain elongation.
Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006
LOINC Names Get Info
- Fully-Specified Name
- Clarithromycin:
MCnc: Pt: Ser/Plas: Qn: - Long Common Name
- Clarithromycin [Mass/volume] in Serum or Plasma
- Short Name
- Clarithro SerPl-mCnc
- Display Name
- Clarithromycin [Mass/Vol]
- Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
- Clarithromycin, Blood
Part Model Get Info
Basic Attributes
- Class
- DRUG/TOX
- Type
- Laboratory
- First Released
- Version 1.0l
- Last Updated
- Version 2.42 (MIN)
- Order vs. Observation
- Both
Language Variants Get Info
| Tag | Language | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| cs-CZ | Czech (Czechia) | Klarithromycin: |
| el-GR | Greek (Greece) | Κλαριθρομυκίνη: Synonyms: DRUG/TOX MCnc Pt Qn Κλαριθρομυκίνη Ορός Ορός/Πλάσμα Πλάσμα |
| es-AR | Spanish (Argentina) | claritromicina: |
| es-ES | Spanish (Spain) | Claritromicina: Synonyms: Cuantitativo |
| es-MX | Spanish (Mexico) | Claritromicina: |
| et-EE | Estonian (Estonia) | Klaritromütsiin: Synonyms: Juhuslik Kvantitatiivne Plasma Seerum Seerum või plasma |
| fr-CA | French (Canada) | Clarithromycine: |
| fr-FR | French (France) | Clarithromycine: |
| fr-BE | French (Belgium) | Clarithromycine: |
| it-IT | Italian (Italy) | Claritromicina: Synonyms: Concentrazione di Massa Livelli farmacologici e tossicologia Plasma Punto nel tempo (episodio) Siero Siero o Plasma |
| ko-KR | Korean (Korea, Republic Of) | 클라리스로마이신: |
| nl-NL | Dutch (Netherlands) | clarithromycine: |
| pt-BR | Portuguese (Brazil) | Claritromicina: Synonyms: ; |
| ru-RU | Russian (Russian Federation) | Кларитромицин: Synonyms: Количественный Массовая концентрация Плазма Сыворотка Сыворотка или Плазма Точка во времени; |
| tr-TR | Turkish (Turkey) | Klaritromisin: |
| zh-CN | Chinese (China) | 克拉霉素: Synonyms: 可用数量表示的; |
Example Units
| Unit | Source |
|---|---|
| ug/mL | Example UCUM Units |
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