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Term Description

Aztreonam is a beta lactam antibiotic used totreat infection caused by gram-negative bacteria. It is inactivated by extended spectrum beta lactamase producing bacteria. Information from Wikipedia accessed 2008 08 01.
Source: Regenstrief Institute

Part Descriptions

LP16041-3   Aztreonam
Aztreonam (Azactam®) is a monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic (a monobactam) originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum. It is resistant to some beta-lactamases, but is inactivated by extended-spectrum beta-lactamases. Aztreonam is effective against gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. It is not effective against gram-positive bacteria or anaerobes. Aztreonam has to be administered intravenously, as the compound is poorly absorbed when given orally. Side-effects include reactions at the injection site, diarrhea and other gastro-intestinal symptoms. There is limited cross-reactivity between aztreonam and other beta-lactam antibiotics, and it is generally considered safe to admininister aztreonam to patients allergic to penicillin. Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Aztreonam (Wikipedia)

LP16041-3   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. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Fully-Specified Name

Component
Aztreonam
Property
Susc
Time
Pt
System
Isolate
Scale
OrdQn
Method
Agar diffusion

Additional Names

Short Name
Aztreonam Islt KB
Display Name
Aztreonam Disk diffusion (KB) [Susc]
Consumer Name Alpha Get Info
Susceptibility to Aztreonam

Basic Attributes

Class
ABXBACT
Type
Laboratory
First Released
Version 1.0
Last Updated
Version 2.73
Order vs. Observation
Observation
Common Test Rank Get Info
3022

Member of these Panels

LOINC Long Common Name
50546-1 Bacterial susceptibility panel by Disk diffusion (KB)

Member of these Groups Get Info

LOINC Group Group Name
LG41015-5 AztreonamSusc|Isolate

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
de-DE German (Germany) Aztreonam:Empfindlichkeit (Mikroorganismen):Zeitpunkt:Isolat:Ordinal oder Quantitativ:Agardiffusionstest
es-AR Spanish (Argentina) aztreonam:susceptibilidad:punto en el tiempo:cepa clínica:ordinal o cuantitativo:difusión en agar
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Aztreonam:Susceptibilidad:Punto temporal:Aislado:Ordinal Cuantitativo:Difusión en disco; Kirby Bauer
es-MX Spanish (Mexico) Aztreonam:Susceptibilidad (microorganismos):Punto temporal:Aislado:Ordinal Cuantitativo:Difusión de disco (KB)
fr-CA French (Canada) Aztréonam:Susceptibilité:Temps ponctuel:Isolat:Quantitatif ou ordinal:Diffusion sur plaques
fr-FR French (France) Aztréonam:Sensibilité:Ponctuel:Isolat:Alphanumérique:Diffusion gel Agar
fr-BE French (Belgium) Aztréonam:Susceptibilité:Temps ponctuel:Isolat:Quantitatif ou ordinal:Diffusion sur plaques
Synonyms: Diffusion en agar, précipitation en agar
it-IT Italian (Italy) Aztreonam:Susc:Pt:Isolato:OrdQn:Agar diffusione
Synonyms: Disco diffusione (KB) Kirby-Bauer Punto nel tempo (episodio) Sensibilità (microrganismi) Suscettibilità agli antibiotici
ko-KR Korean (Korea, Republic Of) 아즈레남:감수성:검사시점:분리주:정량 or 순위척도:우무확산
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) aztreonam:gevoeligheid:moment:isolaat:ordinaal-kwantitatief:agardiffusie
pt-BR Portuguese (Brazil) Aztreonam:Susc:Pt:Isolado:OrdQn:Difusão em agar (disco)
Synonyms: azthreonam; Azactam; Azaj; Susceptibility; Susceptibilty; Sus; Suscept; Susceptibilities; Point in time; Random; Islt; Isol; KB; Kirby-bauer; Disk diffusion; ANTIBIOTIC SUSCEPTIBILITIES
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Aztreonam:Duyr:Zmlı:İzolat:SrlKant:Agar difüzyon
zh-CN Chinese (China) 噻肟单酰胺菌素:抗生素敏感性:时间点:分离株:定量型或序数型:琼脂扩散法
Synonyms: KB 法;Kirby-bauer 法;平皿扩散;平皿扩散法;琼脂平皿扩散;琼脂平皿扩散法;琼脂扩散;琼脂板扩散;琼脂板扩散法 分离物;分离菌;分离菌株;隔离种群 抗生素敏感性(微生物);敏感性;某种抗微生物制剂对于某个分离株的影响;药物敏感性;药物敏感性(微生物) 抗生素敏感性试验;药敏;药敏类;药敏试验;药敏试验类 时刻;随机;随意;瞬间 氨酸羧单胺菌素;菌克单;君刻单;氨曲南;安曲南;曲氨南

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