cephalosporin

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 103000447)
    is a type of: antibiotic, antibiotic drug - a chemical substance derivable from a mold or bacterium that can kill microorganisms and cure bacterial infections
    subtypes:
    • 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
    same as: mefoxin

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