Pharmacokinetics Indications Contraindications Use During Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Adverse Effects Chloramphenicol is an antibiotic that is primarily bacteriostatic
Chloramphenicol is commonly used to treat typhoid and other salmonella infections , rickettsial infections , and meningitis
Chloramphenicol is a synthetically manufactured broad-spectrum antibiotic
An antibiotic originally obtained from Streptomyces venezuelae
Generic name: Chloramphenicol [ klor-am-FEN-i-kole ] Drug class: Miscellaneous antibiotics Medically reviewed by Drugs
Chloramphenicol considered a drug of choice for treatment of plague meningitis