Multiple choice

Which of the following is a semisynthetic antibiotic?

  1. Cloxacillin

  2. Dicloxacillin

  3. Flucloxacillin

  4. Nafcillin sodium
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Explanation

Cloxacillin is a semisynthetic antibiotic in the same class as penicillin. It is used against staphylococci that produce beta-lactamase, due to its large R chain, which does not allow the beta-lactamases to bind.

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