BACITRACIN ZINC
\bˈasɪtɹˌasɪn zˈɪŋk], \bˈasɪtɹˌasɪn zˈɪŋk], \b_ˈa_s_ɪ_t_ɹ_ˌa_s_ɪ_n z_ˈɪ_ŋ_k]\
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A complex of cyclic peptide antibiotics produced by the Tracy-I strain of Bacillus subtilis. The commercial preparation is a mixture of at least nine bacitracins with bacitracin A as the major constituent. It is used topically to treat open infections such as infected eczema and infected dermal ulcers. (From Goodman and Gilman, The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1140)
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