noun
- A semisynthetic penicillin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, especially those caused by penicillinase-producing staphylococci.
Usage: medical/pharmaceutical term; often used in clinical and veterinary contexts
Examples
- The doctor prescribed cloxacillin to treat the patient's skin infection.
- Cloxacillin is effective against methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus.
- The antibiotic cloxacillin works by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis.
- Patients allergic to penicillin may also react to cloxacillin.
- Cloxacillin is commonly used in veterinary medicine for dogs and cats.