Cefalotin

Cefalotin

Cefalotin

Chemical compound

Cefalotin (INN) /ˌsɛfəˈloʊtɪn/ or cephalothin (USAN) /ˌsɛfəˈloʊθɪn/ is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with broad spectrum antibiotic activity.[1][2] It was the first cephalosporin marketed (1964) and continues to be widely used.[3] Cefalotin is used for bacterial infections of the respiratory tract, urinary tract, skin, soft tissues, bones and joints, sepsis, peritonitis, osteomyelitis, mastitis, infected wounds, and post-operational infections.[2]

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It is an intravenously administered agent with a similar antimicrobial spectrum to cefazolin and the oral agent cefalexin. Cefalotin sodium is marketed as Keflin (Lilly) and under other trade names.[4]

The compound is a derivative of thiophene-2-acetic acid.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    Hameed TK, Robinson JL (July 2002). "Review of the use of cephalosporins in children with anaphylactic reactions from penicillins". The Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases. 13 (4): 253–8. doi:10.1155/2002/712594. PMC 2094874. PMID 18159398.
  2. [2]
    "Cefalotin - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics". www.sciencedirect.com. Retrieved 2024-01-26.
  3. [3]
    Greenwood D (21 February 2008). Antimicrobial Drugs: Chronicle of a Twentieth Century Medical Triumph. OUP Oxford. pp. 128–. ISBN 978-0-19-953484-5.
  4. [4]
    International Drug Names: Cefalotin
  5. [5]
    Swanston, Jonathan (2006). "Thiophene". Ullmann's Encyclopedia of Industrial Chemistry. Weinheim: Wiley-VCH. doi:10.1002/14356007.a26_793.pub2. ISBN 3527306730..
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