"Clarithromycin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017291
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.540.576.500.992.100
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1998 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Clarithromycin" by people in Profiles.
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Use of Topical Besifloxacin in the Treatment of Mycobacterium chelonae Ocular Surface Infections. Cornea. 2015 Aug; 34(8):967-71.
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Vancomycin-resistant enterococcal colonization in nonhospitalized HIV-infected patients. West J Med. 1998 Nov; 169(5):276-9.
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Clarithromycin induced digoxin toxicity. J Accid Emerg Med. 1998 May; 15(3):194-5.
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Clarithromycin-induced ventricular tachycardia. Ann Emerg Med. 1997 Oct; 30(4):542-4.
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Clarithromycin prophylaxis against Cryptosporidium enteritis in patients with AIDS. J Natl Med Assoc. 1996 Jul; 88(7):425-7.