Cefalotin

 ( Cephalosporin Antibiotics ) 

Cefalotin (INN) or cephalothin (USAN) is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with broad spectrum antibiotic activity.

It was the first cephalosporin marketed (1964) and continues to be widely used.

(2008). 9780199534845, OUP Oxford. . ISBN 9780199534845

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.

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

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

(2025). 9783527306732, Wiley-VCH. ISBN 9783527306732

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