"Methicillin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
One of the PENICILLINS which is resistant to PENICILLINASE but susceptible to a penicillin-binding protein. It is inactivated by gastric acid so administered by injection.
| Descriptor ID |
D008712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.750.500 D02.886.108.750.500 D03.633.100.300.750.500
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| Concept/Terms |
Methicillin- Methicillin
- Meticillin
- Penicillin, Dimethoxyphenyl
- Dimethoxyphenyl Penicillin
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Methicillin" by people in Profiles.
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Going Back in Time: Increasing Penicillin Susceptibility among Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Osteoarticular Infections in Children. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2023 01 24; 67(1):e0119622.
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Comparing Rates of Postoperative Meningitis After Endoscopic Endonasal Procedures Based on Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus/Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Antibiotic Prophylaxis. World Neurosurg. 2022 11; 167:e858-e864.
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Is methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) CC398 a true animal-independent pathogen? J Glob Antimicrob Resist. 2022 06; 29:120-123.
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A Test for the Rapid Detection of the Cefazolin Inoculum Effect in Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus. J Clin Microbiol. 2021 03 19; 59(4).
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Cefazolin Inoculum Effect and Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Osteoarticular Infections in Children. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2020 08 20; 64(9).
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Detection and Molecular Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Isolated from Bulk Tank Milk of Cows, Sheep, and Goats. Foodborne Pathog Dis. 2019 01; 16(1):68-73.
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Daptomycin and combination daptomycin-ceftaroline as salvage therapy for persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. Infect Dis (Lond). 2018 08; 50(8):643-647.
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Efficacy of Ceftaroline against Methicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus Exhibiting the Cefazolin High-Inoculum Effect in a Rat Model of Endocarditis. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2017 07; 61(7).
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Impact of an assay that enables rapid determination of Staphylococcus species and their drug susceptibility on the treatment of patients with positive blood culture results. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Oct; 31(10):1043-8.
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Decrease in Staphylococcus aureus colonization and hospital-acquired infection in a medical intensive care unit after institution of an active surveillance and decolonization program. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Aug; 31(8):779-83.