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cephalothin
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cephalothin [sef´ah-lo-thin]
a semisynthetic first-generation cephalosporinantibiotic, effective against a wide range of gram-positive and a limited range of gram-negative bacteria.

cephalothin
a first generation cephalosporin antibiotic. Sensitive organisms include many penicillin-resistant staphylococci.

cephalothin
Cefalotin® Infectious disease A parenteral semisynthetic derivative of cephalosporin C, and 3rd generation broad-spectrum cephalosporin


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One isolate recovered in 1998 had high-level resistance to all the drugs tested, as well as to cefalotin and fluoroquinolones (ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and norfloxacin); however, it was susceptible to spectinomycin, tobramycin, and gentamicin.
Minimum inhibitory concentrations (disk diffusion method) were 2 mg/L for amoxicillin, 2 mg/L for cefalotin, 0.
coli O157:H7 was resistant to amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, and cefsulodine, and sensitive to amoxicillin in combination with clavulanic acid, tetracycline, cotrimoxazole, nalidixic acid, and cefalotin.
 
 
 
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