treponemicidal
English
Adjective
treponemicidal (comparative more treponemicidal, superlative most treponemicidal)
- Destructive to treponemes.
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- In the early 1980’s its use was abandoned, not because of lack of efficacy, but because it did not achieve consistent treponemicidal penicillin concentrations in the CSF.
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Related terms
- treponemicide