loracarbef /lor·a·car·bef/ (lor″ah-kahr´bef) a carbacephem antibiotic closely related to cefaclor and having similar antibacterial actions and uses.
loracarbef
loracarbef
loracarbef
(lor´
kär´bef),
n brand name: Lorabid;
drug class: antibiotic, 2nd-generation cephalosporin;
action: inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis, which renders cell wall osmotically unstable;
uses: gram-negative
H. influenzae, E. coli, P. mirabilis, Klebsiella; gram-positive
S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, S. aureus.
kär´bef), n brand name: Lorabid;
drug class: antibiotic, 2nd-generation cephalosporin;
action: inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis, which renders cell wall osmotically unstable;
uses: gram-negative
H. influenzae, E. coli, P. mirabilis, Klebsiella; gram-positive
S. pneumoniae, S. pyogenes, S. aureus.
loracarbef
Lorabid® Therapeutics A synthetic β-lactam antibiotic of the carbecepham family, most effective against gram-positive cocci–eg, S pneumoniae, H influenzae, Branhamella catarrhalis, and
Streptococcus pyogenes
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