streptomycin
/ˌstrɛptə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsɪn/
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American sound/ˌstrɛptə(ʊ)ˈmʌɪsɪn/
ˌstrɛptəʊˈmʌɪsɪn
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ˌstrɛptəʊ - ˈmʌɪsɪn -> streptomycin
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streptomycin /streptǝƱ'maÇsÇn/ n [U] (medical )
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- ‘In its early stages, leptospirosis can be treated with antibiotics such as penicillin, streptomycin, tetracycline and erythromycin.’
- ‘Treatment is with tetracycline (as doxycycline) and streptomycin for 6 weeks.’
- ‘All the patients had bacilli sensitive to streptomycin, isoniazid and rifampicin initially.’
- ‘The preferred and most effective drug of choice to treat tularemia is streptomycin or gentamicin.’
- ‘These include the antibiotics polymyxin B sulfate, streptomycin sulfate, chlortetracycline hydrochloride and neomycin sulfate.’
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