Cefpodoxime proxetil: a comprehensive review
Autor: | Wesley Mark Todd |
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Rok vydání: | 1994 |
Předmět: |
Microbiology (medical)
Cefpodoxime Proxetil biology medicine.drug_class business.industry Cephalosporin Tonsillitis General Medicine Cefpodoxime biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Enterobacteriaceae Pharyngitis Microbiology Infectious Diseases medicine Pharmacology (medical) medicine.symptom business Hemophilus Moraxella medicine.drug |
Zdroj: | International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 4:37-62 |
ISSN: | 0924-8579 |
DOI: | 10.1016/0924-8579(94)90062-0 |
Popis: | Cefpodoxime proxetil, a relatively new broad-spectrum third-generaation cephalosporin, has very good in vitro activity against Enterobacteriaceae, Hemophilus spp. and Moraxella spp., including beta-lactamase producers and many strains resistant to other oral agents. It also has activity against Gram-positive bacteria, especially against streptococci. Cefpodoxime has no activity against enterococci. It is well tolerated and is one of the first third-generation cephalosporins to be available in oral form. While the compound has been used most widely in the treatment of respiratory and urinary tract infections, its utility has also been demonstrated in the treatment of skin structure infections, acute otitis media, pharyngitis, tonsillitis, and sexually transmitted diseases. |
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