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cephalosporin, 1st generation
Inadequate penetration into CSF.
Indications:
1) bacterial infections due to susceptiblw gram-positive organisms
2) bacterial infections due to susceptible gram-negative organisms
3) urinary tract infections caused by E coli
4) acute otitis media [1]
5) upper respiratory tract infections
- pharyngitis, tonsillitis
6) lower respiratory tract infections
- pneumonia
7) intra-abdominal infections
- cholangitis
8) skin or soft tissue infections
9) infectious arthritis, osteomyelitis
10) prophylaxis for perioperative infection
- administer 2 hours preoperatively
11) prophylaxis for bacterial endocarditis
12) treatment of endocarditis
13) empiric treatment for fever of unknown origin [1]
Antimicrobial activity:
Gram positive
- Streptococcus
- Staphylococcus
Gram negative
- Escherichia coli
- Proteus
- Proteus mirabilis
- Klebsiella
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Haemophilis
- Haemophilis influenzae
- Haemophilus parainfluenzae[1]
Interactions
drug interactions
drug adverse effects of cephalosporins
Specific
cefadroxil (Duricef, Ultracef)
cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol)
cephalexin (Keflex, Keflet, Panixine)
cephalothin (Keflin)
cephapirin (Cefadyl)
cephradine (Velosef, Anspor)
General
cephalosporin
References
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