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[[Image:Aztreonam structure.svg|thumb|left|[[Aztreonam]]. (The square is the [[beta-lactam]].  There is a second [[thiazole]] ring, but it is not fused to the beta-lactam ring)]]

'''Monobactams''' are [[beta-lactam antibiotic]]s wherein the beta-lactam ring is alone, and not fused to another ring (in contrast to most other beta-lactams, which have at least two rings). The only commercially available monobactam is [[aztreonam]].

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[[Category:Beta-lactam antibiotics]]

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