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Descriptions

Cefotaxime is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. Like other third-generation cephalosporins, it has broad spectrum activity against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. In most cases, it is equivalent to ceftriaxone in terms of safety and efficacy. Cefotaxime sodium is marketed under various trade names including Claforan (Sanofi-Aventis). Copyright Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/ for details. Source: Wikipedia, Cefotaxime (Wikipedia)

Semisynthetic broad-spectrum cephalosporin. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Cefotaxime is a third generation cephalosporin, with activity similar to ceftizoxime and cefotaxime. It is used in the treatment of respiratory tract infections, skin and skin structure, bone and joint, urinary tract, gynecologic as well as septicemia, and meningitis. It is effective against most gram-negative bacilli (not Pseudomonas) and gram-positive cocci (not enterococcus) and against many penicillin-resistant pneumococci. Source: Regenstrief Institute

Basic Part Properties

Part Display Name
Cefotaxime
Part Type
Component (Describes the core component or analyte measured)
Created On
2000-05-04
Construct for LOINC Short Name
Cefotaxime

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Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 头孢噻肟
Synonyms: 氨中噻肟头孢菌素;氨噻肟头孢菌素
fr-CA French (Canada) Céfotaxime
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Tsefotaksiim
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Cefotaxima
it-IT Italian (Italy) Cefotaxima
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Sefotaksim
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Цефотаксим
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) cefotaxime
fr-BE French (Belgium) Céfotaxime