Category:
Antibiotics and Antiviral Preparations
Standard:
N;
Strength: 1.0g/vial;1.5g/vial;2.0g/vial;3.0g/vial.
Cefotaxime is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections. Specifically it is used to treat joint infections, pelvic inflammatory disease, meningitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections, sepsis, gonorrhea, andcellulitis.
It is a broad-spectrum antibiotic with activity against numerous gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria.
Given its broad spectrum of activity, cefotaxime is used for a variety of infections, including:
Although cefotaxime has demonstrated efficacy in these infections, it is not necessarily considered to be the first-line agent. In meningitis, cefotaxime crosses the blood–brain barrier better than cefuroxime.