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cefazolin

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cefazolin /ce·faz·o·lin/ (sĕ-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.
ce·faz·o·lin (s-fz-ln)
n.
A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic that is given intravenously in its salt form.

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

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


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The patient received 4 grams of Cefazolin on the day of the surgery and none subsequently.
Braun now offers a broad range of intravenous cephalosporin antibiotic therapies for the hospital and outpatient settings, covering the first three generations of cephalosporins: Cefazolin, CeFOXItin, CefuROXIme and CefTRIaxONE.
Before admission, he had been treated for infected eczematous lesions for several weeks with oral ampicillin, cloxacillin, and cefazolin.
 
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