fourth-generation cephalosporin

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fourth-generation cephalosporin,

a broad-spectrum cephalosporin having the greatest activity against gram-negative organisms of any of the cephalosporins. Cefepime is often so classified, although it is sometimes included with the third-generation cephalosporins.

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