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cefoxitin

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cefoxitin /ce·fox·i·tin/ (sĕ-fok´sĭ-tin) a strongly β–resistant cephamycin antibiotic, classified as a second-generation cephalosporin and especially effective against gram-negative organisms; used as the sodium salt.


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Isolates were screened for resistance to methicillin by a cefoxitin 10-[micro]g disk (10).
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