"Cephalosporins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A group of broad-spectrum antibiotics first isolated from the Mediterranean fungus ACREMONIUM. They contain the beta-lactam moiety thia-azabicyclo-octenecarboxylic acid also called 7-aminocephalosporanic acid.
| Descriptor ID |
D002511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.249 D02.886.665.074 D03.633.100.300.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Cephalosporins- Cephalosporins
- Antibiotics, Cephalosporin
- Cephalosporin Antibiotics
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cephalosporins" by people in Profiles.
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Acinetobacter baumannii Resistance Trends in Children in the United States, 1999-2012. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2019 May 11; 8(2):136-142.
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A multicenter, randomized study comparing the efficacy and safety of intravenous and/or oral levofloxacin versus ceftriaxone and/or cefuroxime axetil in treatment of adults with community-acquired pneumonia. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 Sep; 41(9):1965-72.
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Infectious complications in left ventricular assist device recipients. Clin Infect Dis. 1997 Jan; 24(1):18-23.
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Ceftazidime-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli bloodstream infection: a case-control and molecular epidemiologic investigation. J Infect Dis. 1996 Sep; 174(3):529-36.
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Bacteriologic and clinical applications of a new extended-spectrum parenteral cephalosporin. Am J Med. 1996 Jun 24; 100(6A):45S-51S.
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In vitro susceptibility of Borrelia burgdorferi to 11 antimicrobial agents. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1993 Jul; 37(7):1444-6.