Cephalosporins Flashcards
Cephalosporins
معلومات عامة
More beta-lactamase resistant than penicillin
كل مازاد الجيل بصير يشمل أكثر جرام negative بكتيريا 🦠 و كمان بصير
More resistant to beta lactamase
1st generation cephalosporins
E.g
cefazolin, فازلين
cefadroxil بوكسي
1st generation cephalosporins that has good penetration to the bone
Cefazolin
Used as a perioperative antibiotic before orthopedic, obstetrics and
gynecology
Cefazolin
1st generation cephalosporins is used in UTI, RTI
Cefadroxil
2nd generation cephalosporins
cefoxitin (IM OR IV), 🦊
Cefuroxime (parenteral, oral. اقسم انه يوخذ الحبة
اقسم الثعلب
IM injection is painful and should be avoided in which generation
2nd generation cephalosporins
Cefoxitin used for
Given at at induction of anesthesia is used as a surgical prophylaxis to prevent
internal abdominal and pelvic infections against anaerobic MO Bacteroides fragilis
the most commonly used cephalosporin in USA
Cefuroxime
اقسم انه يصير مشهور
Parenteral route of cefuroxime used in
is called maxil (cefuroxime sodium)
is indicated in
septicemia, pharyngitis, bronchitis
3rd generation cephalosporines example
cefotaxime, ش .تقسيم
ceftazidime. تزيد
ceftriaxone (axon)
شارع تقسيم يزيد المحور العصبي axon
The main advantage is adequate penetration to CSF (cross BBB)
Any generation
3rd generation cephalosporines
Remember ( axon)
are Used alternative with aminoglycosides to treat meningitis
caused by pneumococci, meningococci, H. influenza
Ceftria❌one & cefota❌ime
Third generation that contain letter ❌
Ceftriaxone & cefotaxime Not used for meningitis caused by
monocytogenes ❌❌❌❌❌❌❌
Ceftazidime is active against any MO
pseudomonas aeruginosa
Antipseudomonal cephalosporins
ceftazidime &cefepime
تزيد ⚔️ سيفي
DOC for neonatal and childhood meningitis
ceftriaxone 2g every 12 hours
هسه عشان تربطهم مع بعض اتذكر كلمة axon ياللي هو جزء من الجهاز العصبي والتهاب السحايا بصيب الجهاز العصبي 
excreted mainly in bile (no need to adjust the dose for renal insufficiency)
Which cephalosporin
Ceftraxone
شارع تقسيم في مشاكل بالعصارة
4th generation cephalosporins
cefepime=> Given only parenterally