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tobramycin Pharm.|tɒbrəˈmaɪsɪn|
[f. to- (of unkn. origin) + L. tene)brā(rius belonging to darkness (see def.), f. tenebræ darkness: see -mycin.]
An antibiotic related to streptomycin that is produced by the fungus Streptomyces tenebrarius and is active mainly against Gram-negative bacteria, being used esp. to treat Pseudomonas infections.
1971Appl. Microbiol. XXII. 1147/2 Factor 6 of the nebramycin complex was originally given the generic name of ebbramycin in 1970. Subsequently, its official generic designation was changed to tobramycin. 1977Lancet 19 Mar. 655/2 She had a Pseudomonas æruginosa skin infection which responded rapidly to tobramycin and carbenicillin. 1980[see ticarcillin]. |