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Descriptions

Cefalexin or cephalexin (USAN is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It is an orally-administered agent with a similar antimicrobial spectrum to the intravenous agents cefalotin and cefazolin. It is commonly marketed under the trade name Keflex (Lilly. 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, Cephalexin (Wikipedia)

A semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic with antimicrobial activity similar to that of CEPHALORIDINE or CEPHALOTHIN, but somewhat less potent. It is effective against both gram-positive and gram-negative organisms. Source: National Library of Medicine, MeSH 2006

Basic Part Properties

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

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Language Variants Get Info

Tag Language Translation
zh-CN Chinese (China) 头孢氨苄
Synonyms: 先锋霉素 IV;头孢氨下;头孢菌素;头孢菌素Ⅳ
fr-CA French (Canada) Céfalexine
et-EE Estonian (Estonia) Tsefaleksiin
es-ES Spanish (Spain) Cefalexina
it-IT Italian (Italy) Cefalexina
tr-TR Turkish (Turkey) Sefaleksin
ru-RU Russian (Russian Federation) Цефалексин
nl-NL Dutch (Netherlands) cefalexine
fr-BE French (Belgium) Céfalexine