"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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| 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2019 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Penicillin G" by people in Profiles.
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Group B streptococcus bacteraemia and purulent pericarditis in an immunocompetent adult. QJM. 2019 Oct 01; 112(10):801-802.
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Development of a Minimally Invasive Microneedle-Based Sensor for Continuous Monitoring of ß-Lactam Antibiotic Concentrations in Vivo. ACS Sens. 2019 04 26; 4(4):1072-1080.
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Treatment of Syphilis-Associated Cerebral Vasculitis: Reappearance of an Old Question. Am J Med. 2018 12; 131(12):1516-1519.
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Stability of benzylpenicillin potassium and ampicillin in an elastomeric infusion pump. J Infect Chemother. 2018 Oct; 24(10):856-859.
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Back to the Future with the Use of Penicillin in Penicillin-Susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (PSSA) Bacteremia. Am J Med. 2018 04; 131(4):e155.
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The Reply. Am J Med. 2018 04; 131(4):e157.
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Is flucloxacillin monotherapy sufficient for the treatment of skin and soft tissue infections in plastic surgery? J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2018 06; 71(6):919-920.
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Molecular epidemiology of ß-lactamase production in penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus under high-susceptibility conditions. J Infect Chemother. 2018 Feb; 24(2):153-155.
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Penicillin G susceptibility in Staphylococcus aureus is not so infrequent. Minerva Anestesiol. 2018 01; 84(1):123-124.
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Neisseria meningitidis subdural empyema causing acute cauda equina syndrome. Lancet Infect Dis. 2017 07; 17(7):780.