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Cephalosporins vs Penicillin - What's the difference?

cephalosporins | penicillin |

As nouns the difference between cephalosporins and penicillin

is that cephalosporins is while penicillin is (pharmaceutical drug) any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from penicillium molds or synthesized; they have a beta-lactam structure; most are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

cephalosporins

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    • penicillin

    English

    Noun

  • (pharmaceutical drug) Any of a group of narrow-spectrum antibiotics obtained from Penicillium molds or synthesized; they have a beta-lactam structure; most are active against gram-positive bacteria and used in the treatment of various infections and diseases.

    • Derived terms

    * benzathine penicillin * benzylpenicillin, penicillin G * penicillinic acid * phenoxymethylpenicillin, penicillin V * procaine penicillin

    External links

    * ("penicillin" on Wikipedia)