Version 2.77

Descriptions

Oxytetracycline was the second of the broad-spectrum tetracycline group of antibiotics to be discovered.

Oxytetracycline is a broad spectrum antibiotic that is active against a wide variety of bacteria. However, some strains of bacteria have developed resistance to this antibiotic, which has reduced its effectiveness for treating some types of infection.

Oxytetracycline is still used to treat infections caused by chlamydia (e.g. the chest infection psittacosis, the eye infection trachoma, and the genital infection urethritis) and infections caused by mycoplasma organisms (e.g. pneumonia).

Oxytetracycline is used to treat acne, due to its activity against the bacteria on the skin that cause acne (Propionebacterium acnes). It is used to treat flare-ups of chronic bronchitis, due to its activity against the bacteria usually responsible, Haemophilus influenzae.

Oxytetracycline may also be used to treat other rarer infections, such as those caused by a group of micro-organisms called rickettsiae (e.g. Q fever). To make sure the bacteria causing an infection are susceptible to oxytetracycline a tissue sample is usually taken, for example a swab from the infected area, or a urine or blood sample. 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, Oxytetracycline (Wikipedia)

A TETRACYCLINE analog isolated from the actinomycete STREPTOMYCES rimosus and used in a wide variety of clinical conditions. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Oxytetracycline
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Oxytetracycline

LOINC Terminology Service (API) using HL7® FHIR® Get Info

CodeSystem lookup
https://fhir.loinc.org/CodeSystem/$lookup?system=http://loinc.org&code=LP16222-9
ConceptMap translate
https://fhir.loinc.org/ConceptMap/$translate?system=http://loinc.org&code=LP16222-9

Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 羟四环素
Synonyms: 土霉素;氧四环素
fr-CA French (Canada) Oxytétracycline
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Oksütetratsükliin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Oxitetraciclina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Ossitetraciclina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Oksitetrasiklin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Окситетрациклин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) oxytetracycline
fr-BE French (Belgium) Oxytétracycline