clindamycin

[ klin-duh-mahy-sin ]

noun

, Pharmacology.

1. a toxic semisynthetic antibiotic, C 18 H 33 ClN 2 O 5 S, used to treat serious infections chiefly due to various anaerobic bacteria, especially Bacteroides.

Word History and Origins

Origin of clindamycin¹

1965–70; by contraction and rearrangement of chloro-deoxylincomycin an alternate name, equivalent to chloro- ² + deoxy- + lincomycin an antibiotic produced by Streptomyces lincolnensis; -mycin

Example Sentences

Treatment with standard antibiotics amoxicillin and clindamycin caused dramatic shifts in the overall structure of bacterial populations in the mouse gut, diminishing the abundance several beneficial microbial groups, the team found.

From Science Daily

On 3 December 2022 - a Saturday - there was a further missed opportunity to complete an x-ray; administer clindamycin and arrange for transfer to a tertiary centre for the purpose of undertaking a chest drain.

From BBC

He said that on 29 November there was a "missed opportunity" to administer clindamycin, an antibiotic, which possibly contributed to Iona's death.

From BBC

“Got an IV of clindamycin, Benedryl and acetaminophen.”

From Los Angeles Times

Although the shortage of amoxicillin, especially its liquid and chewable forms, has proved frustrating for pharmacists, doctors and parents whose children have grown accustomed to the bubble-gum and strawberry-flavored varieties of the drug, experts say there is no reason to panic: Supplies of effective alternatives like cephalexin and clindamycin remain plentiful, according to the F.D.A.

From New York Times