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Chloramphenicol |
Typerwriter = acts on bacterial ribosome (50S) Paperjam = bacteriostatic Earth ball = used in developing countries |
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Chloramphenicol Treats |
Meningitis space helmet = emperic treatment for meningitis in developing countries (Strep pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae, Neisseria meningitidis) Spotted hand and foot rock climber = alternative agent in serious rickettsial infections (Rocky mountain spotted) |
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Chloramphenicol side effects |
Deflated inner tubes = anemia due to dose related reversible suppression of RBC production Plastic bone = aplastic anemia Grey baby = Grey baby syndrome = accumulation of drug in newborns (due to ineffective glucuronic acid conjugation system) cause flaccidity, hypothermia, shock |
