cefepime

cefepime /cef·e·pime/ (sef´epem) a fourth-generation cephalosporin antibiotic; used as the hydrochloride salt.

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cefepime (sef´pēm),

n brand name: Maxipime;
drug class: fourth-generation cephalosporin;
action: inhibits cell wall synthesis in sensitive organisms and is bactericidal;
uses: respiratory tract, urinary tract, and skin and other soft tissue infections associated with gram-negative organisms.

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cefepime

a fourth generation cephalosporin antibiotic.

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cefepime Maxipime^® Infectious disease A 4^th-generation cephalosporin Indications RTIs–eg bronchitis, pneumonia; cellulitis and other skin and soft-tissue infections; UTIs–eg pyelonephritis, febrile neutropenia, PID, gonorrhea, septicemia, intra-abdominal infections, meningitis, surgical prophylaxis. See Cephalosporin.