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CEPHALOSPORIN

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Meaning:

One of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity

Synonyms:

cephalosporin; Mefoxin

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("cephalosporin" is a kind of...):

antibiotic; antibiotic drug (a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cephalosporin"):

cefadroxil; Ultracef (a cephalosporin antibiotic (trade name Ultracef))

Cefobid; cefoperazone (a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Cefobid) used for severe infections)

cefotaxime; Claforan (a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Claforan) used for severe infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract)

ceftazidime; Fortaz; Tazicef (a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections)

ceftriaxone; Rocephin (a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract)

Ceftin; cefuroxime; Zinacef (a cephalosporin that can be given parenterally (trade name Zinacef) or orally by tablets (trade name Ceftin); indicated for infections of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract or meninges)

cephalexin; Keflex; Keflin; Keftab (an oral cephalosporin (trade names Keflex and Keflin and Keftab) commonly prescribe for mild to moderately severe infections of the skin or ears or throat or lungs or urinary tract)

cephalothin (a semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin)

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 Context examples: 

The pivalate ester prodrug form of cefcapene, a semi-synthetic third-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity.

(Cefcapene Pivoxil, NCI Thesaurus)

The cephem double ester prodrug of cefcanel, a semisynthetic third-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity.

(Cefcanel Daloxate, NCI Thesaurus)

The propylene glycol form of cefatrizine, a semi-synthetic, first-generation cephalosporin with strong activity against gram-positive cocci except enterococci.

(Cefatrizine Propylene Glycolate, NCI Thesaurus)

A broad-spectrum, semisynthetic, first-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity.

(Cefatrizine, NCI Thesaurus)

The anhydrous form of cefaclor, a beta-lactam, second-generation cephalosporin with antibacterial activity.

(Cefaclor Anhydrous, NCI Thesaurus)

A beta-lactam, second-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.

(Cefaclor, NCI Thesaurus)

This configuration includes bacteriostatic, cell-wall inhibiting antibiotics, such as penicillins and cephalosporins, their analogs and derivatives, such as the penem (or penam) compounds, clavulanic acids, and monobactams.

(Beta-Lactam Antibiotic, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A semi-synthetic, beta-lactam, first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.

(Cefadroxil, NCI Thesaurus)

A first-generation semi-synthetic cephalosporin antibiotic with activity against aerobic gram-positive and some community-acquired gram-negative bacteria.

(Cefalonium, NCI Thesaurus)

It is also active against many strains resistant to other cephalosporins, such as Enterobacter species and indole-positive Proteus species.

(Cefamandole, NCI Thesaurus)