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Thus, consumption of alcohol after taking these cephalosporin orally or intravenously is contraindicated, and in severe cases can lead to death. [18] The methylthiodioxotriazine sidechain found in ceftriaxone has a similar effect. Cephalosporins without these structural elements are believed to be safe with alcohol. [19]
It appears to be relatively safe during pregnancy. [7] It is in the third-generation cephalosporin class of medications. [5] It works by disrupting the bacteria's cell wall resulting in its death. [5] Cefixime was patented in 1979 and approved for medical use in the United States in 1989.
The cephalosporins (and other β-lactams) have the ability to kill bacteria by inhibiting essential steps in the bacterial cell wall synthesis which in the end results in osmotic lysis and death of the bacterial cell. [2] Cephalosporins are widely used antibiotics because of their clinical efficiency and desirable safety profile. [3]
Use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is believed to be safe. [6] It is a second-generation cephalosporin and works by interfering with a bacteria's ability to make a cell wall resulting in its death. [5] Cefuroxime was patented in 1971 and approved for medical use in 1977. [7] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [8]
Use in pregnancy and breastfeeding is believed to be safe but has not been well studied. [2] It is a third-generation cephalosporin and works by interfering with a bacteria's ability to make a cell wall resulting in its death. [1] It was patented in 1979 and approved for medical use in 1991. [3] It is available as a generic medication. [1]
The pharmacology of the cephalosporins is similar to that of the penicillins, excretion being principally renal. Cephalosporins penetrate the cerebrospinal fluid poorly unless the meninges are inflamed; cefotaxime is a more suitable cephalosporin than cefaclor for infections of the central nervous system, e.g. meningitis.
A few antibiotics have received marketing authorization in the last seven years. The cephalosporin ceftaroline and the lipoglycopeptides oritavancin and telavancin have been approved for the treatment of acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection and community-acquired bacterial pneumonia. [162]
Ceftolozane is a type of antibiotic called a cephalosporin, which belongs to the wider group of antibiotics called beta-lactams. [5] It works by interfering with the production of molecules that bacteria need to build their protective cell walls. [ 5 ]