cefazolin (redirected from Kefazol)

cefazolin /ce·faz·o·lin/ (se-faz´o-lin) a first-generation cephalosporin effective against a wide range of gram-positive and a limited range of gram-negative bacteria; used as the sodium salt.

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ce·faz·o·lin (s-fz-ln)

n.

A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic that is given intravenously in its salt form.

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cefazolin

a first generation cephalosporin antibiotic, given by injection; it has a long half-life.

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cefazolin Kefzol^® Infectious disease A 3^rd generation broad-spectrum cephalosporin, active against E coli and Klebsiella but not against most Enterobacteriaceae