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Old 11-26-2006, 07:49 AM
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the answer:

AZTREONAM

-it is a drug with a monocyclic B-lactam ring
- used to treat gram negative rods - klebsiella/pseudomonas/serratia
NO ACTIVITY against gram positive organisms

can be used to treat infections in patients:
1)who have allergy to penicillin or
2) patients who are renally insufficient - and therefore cannot tolerate Aminoglycosides
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