nalidixic acid
noun
na·li·dix·ic acid
ˌnā-lə-ˈdik-sik- 
: an antibacterial agent C12H12N2O3 that is used especially in the treatment of genitourinary infections
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All of them were resistant to at least seven antibiotics (azithromycin, ciprofloxacin, clindamycin, erythromycin, nalidixic acid, telithromycin, and tetracycline).
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2018
The outbreak strain of C. jejuni could withstand three antibiotics: tetracycline, nalidixic acid, and ciprofloxacin.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2018
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Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2018
The outbreak strain of C. jejuni could withstand three antibiotics: tetracycline, nalidixic acid, and ciprofloxacin.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 11 Feb. 2018
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nalidixic acid
noun
na·li·dix·ic acid
ˌnā-lə-ˌdik-sik-
: an antibacterial agent C12H12N2O3 that is used especially in the treatment of genitourinary infections see neggram
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