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cefotaxime

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cefotaxime /cef·o·tax·ime/ (-tak´sēm) a semisynthetic, broad-spectrum, β–resistant, third-generation cephalosporin effective against a wide variety of gram-negative bacteria but less active against gram-positive cocci than are the first- and second-generation cephalosporins; used as the sodium salt.
cefotaxime [sef´o-tak″sēm]
a third-generation cephalosporinantibiotic having a broad spectrum of activity, including against penicillinase-producing bacterial strains.
cefotaxime
a third generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
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We immediately changed the antibiotic treatment to cefotaxime 2x4 g IV per day.
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