cephalosporin
Beta-lactam medicine class
Cephalosporin is a class of antibiotics derived from a fungus, related to penicillin and used to treat bacterial infections.
They work by disrupting bacterial cell walls.
Doctors often prescribe cephalosporins when patients are allergic to penicillin or when infections resist other treatments: The doctor switched her to a cephalosporin after the first antibiotic failed.
Medical dispensing authorization
- intravenousInto the vein
- oralOf the mouth
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
- prophylaxisPreventive medical treatment
dosage · regimen · outpatient · hospital-acquired · meningitis · pneumonia · UTI · sepsis
Able to destroy microbes
- broad-spectrumEffective across many varieties
- narrow-spectrumActing on limited range
- first-generationEarliest iteration of something
- second-generationDescendants of original arrivals
Spherical bacteria in clusters
- streptococcusSpherical bacteria in chains
- pseudomonasGram-negative rod-shaped bacterium
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
resistance · MRSA · cell-wall
Adverse immune response
- cross-reactivityAntibody binding to similar antigens
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
- diarrheaFrequent liquid bowel movements
superinfection · hypersensitivity · contraindication · side-effect
Drug fate in body
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- spectrumContinuous range of values
- time-dependentChanging over duration
MIC · clearance · metabolism · parenteral
Central controlling part
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- semisyntheticDerived then chemically modified
- fermentationMicrobial sugar conversion
prescription
Medical dispensing authorization
- intravenousInto the vein
- oralOf the mouth
- intramuscularInto muscle tissue
prophylaxis · dosage · regimen · outpatient · hospital-acquired · meningitis · pneumonia · UTI · sepsis · gonorrhea
bactericidal
Able to destroy microbes
- broad-spectrumEffective across many varieties
- narrow-spectrumActing on limited range
- first-generationEarliest iteration of something
staphylococcus
Spherical bacteria in clusters
- streptococcusSpherical bacteria in chains
- pseudomonasGram-negative rod-shaped bacterium
- salmonellaFoodborne bacterial illness
allergy
Adverse immune response
- cross-reactivityAntibody binding to similar antigens
- anaphylaxisSevere systemic allergic reaction
- rashHeedless or skin irritation
diarrhea · superinfection · hypersensitivity · contraindication · side-effect
pharmacokinetics
Drug fate in body
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- bioavailabilityFraction reaching active circulation
- spectrumContinuous range of values
time-dependent · MIC · clearance · metabolism · parenteral
nucleus
Central controlling part
- hydrolysisWater-induced bond cleavage
- synthesisCombining parts into whole
- semisyntheticDerived then chemically modified
cephalosporinantiviral
Agent blocking viral spread
antifungal · antiparasitic · acyclovir · fluconazole · remdesivir