"Penicillin G" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A penicillin derivative commonly used in the form of its sodium or potassium salts in the treatment of a variety of infections. It is effective against most gram-positive bacteria and against gram-negative cocci. It has also been used as an experimental convulsant because of its actions on GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID mediated synaptic transmission.
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D010400
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.750.750 D02.886.108.750.750 D03.633.100.300.750.750
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penicillin G" by people in Profiles.
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Amoxicillin and penicillin G dosing in pediatric community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia in the era of conjugate pneumococcal vaccines. Pharmacotherapy. 2024 Aug; 44(8):606-614.
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Syphilitic posterior uveitis. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2015 Apr; 133(4):e144630.
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Secondary syphilis: a case mimicking erythema multiforme clinically and pathologically. Dermatol Online J. 2013 Nov 15; 19(11):20403.
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Efficacy of maternal and neonatal chemoprophylaxis for early-onset group B streptococcal disease. Obstet Gynecol. 2012 Jul; 120(1):123-9.
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Postimplantation whole embryo culture assay for hamsters: an alternative to rat and mouse. ScientificWorldJournal. 2001 Jun 05; 1:227-34.
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Acute otitis media caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae in children's hospitals between 1994 and 1997. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2001 Jan; 20(1):34-9.
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A pilot study of penicillin skin testing in patients with a history of penicillin allergy admitted to a medical ICU. Chest. 2000 Oct; 118(4):1106-8.
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Design of potent beta-lactamase inhibitors by phage display of beta-lactamase inhibitory protein. J Biol Chem. 2000 May 19; 275(20):14964-8.
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Enhanced penicillin production by oligosaccharides from batch cultures of Penicillium chrysogenum in stirred-tank reactors. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1998 Sep 01; 166(1):165-70.
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In vitro antimicrobial effect against Streptococcus pneumoniae of adding rifampin to penicillin, ceftriaxone, or 1-ofloxacin. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1995 Dec; 39(12):2798-800.