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cephalothin [′sef·ə·lə·thən] (microbiology) An antibiotic derived from the fungusCephalosporium,resembling penicillin units in structure and activity, and effective against many gram-positive cocci that are resistant to penicillin. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| One isolate recovered in 1998 had high-level resistance to all the drugs tested, as well as to cefalotin and fluoroquinolones (ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, and norfloxacin); however, it was susceptible to spectinomycin, tobramycin, and gentamicin. Minimum inhibitory concentrations (disk diffusion method) were 2 mg/L for amoxicillin, 2 mg/L for cefalotin, 0. coli O157:H7 was resistant to amoxicillin, chloramphenicol, and cefsulodine, and sensitive to amoxicillin in combination with clavulanic acid, tetracycline, cotrimoxazole, nalidixic acid, and cefalotin. |
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