cephalosporin
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- noun
- /ˌsɛfələˈspɔrɪn/
- Specialized
- We start our patients on a combination of a third-generation cephalosporin, penicillin or cloxacillin, an aminoglycoside, and either clindamycin or metronidazole.
- cephalosporin generation
- Third-generation cephalosporins
- broad-spectrum cephalosporins
Examples
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Antibiotics such as cephalosporins will be used perioperatively and postoperatively for three days.
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Although there is cross-resistance, quinolone resistance is more common in patients who have used broad-spectrum cephalosporins.
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With no other option aside from IV antibiotics, we decided that I would try a cephalosporin.
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Both patients had received cephalosporins.
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Blood sample 12 is reacting to the cephalosporin.
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Before starting the surgery, a first-generation cephalosporin was administered as a prophylactic antibiotic.
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Broad-spectrum cephalosporins were the most commonly prescribed agents in younger children, while macrolide antibiotics were more common in older children.
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Vancomycin should be added to empirical regimens when highly penicillin or cephalosporin-resistant pneumococcal meningitis is suspected.
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The doctor prescribed a cephalosporin to treat the patient's bacterial infection.
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Many surgeons recommend using a cephalosporin during surgery to prevent infections.
Synonyms
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A broad-spectrum antibiotic that doctors give by injection for serious bacterial infections
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An antibiotic given by injection to treat serious bacterial infections like lung, ear, throat, or urinary infections
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An antibiotic doctors give by injection to treat infections caused by bacteria
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An antibiotic that treats infections of the lungs, throat, ears, urinary tract, and the lining around the brain
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A medicine that treats many infections caused by germs, like skin, ear, and bladder infections
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A medicine given by injection that kills harmful germs and treats infections
A medicine that kills many types of bacteria to treat infections
An antibiotic that doctors give by injection to treat severe bacterial infections
A medicine that kills bacteria and treats infections
Surface Forms
Etymology
Cephalosporin comes from the name of a fungus and breaks into cephalo- 'head' and spora 'spore'. So these antibiotics are called that because they were first found in a fungus that makes spores.