Cephalosporin WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Cephalosporin
Cephalosporin is a type of antibiotic that kills bacteria and prevents its growth.1 Cephalosporin is used to treat a variety of bacterial infections throughout the body. Cephalosporin may be used to treat infections such as bronchitis, tonsillitis, pneumonia, strep throat and staph infections.2
Fast Facts:
- Cephalosporins are a class of antibiotics most frequently prescribed.2
- Cephalosporin compounds were first isolated from cultures of Cephalosporium acremonium from a sewer in Sardinia in 1948 by an Italian scientist named Giuseppe Brotzu.3
- Cephalosporins are grouped into four generations by their antimicrobial properties.4
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Latest Headlines on Cephalosporin
What is Cephalosporin?
- eMedExpert: Cephalosporins
- HealthyStock: Antibiotics: Cephalosporin
- First DataBank (via MedicineNet): Cefaclor
What are the Uses for Cephalosporin?
- Answers.com: Purpose For Cephalosporins
- eMedExpert: Cephalosporin Indications
- Wikipedia: Cephalosporin Uses
What are the Side Effects, Interactions and Precautions for Cephalosporin?
- Answers.com: Side Effects of Cephalosporine
- eMedExperts: Cephaolsporin Side Effects
- Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine (via Healthline): Side Effects of Cephalosporin
What are the Alternatives to Cephalosporin?
- Organized Wisdom: Penicillin
- Orgnaized Wisdom: Amoxicillin
- Organized Wisdom: Ampicillin
- Organized Wisdom: Erythromycin
What are the Holistic Alternatives to Cephalosporin?
- Earth Clinic: Cure Boils, Staph Infection and MRSA
- AltMD: Herbal Remedies for Infections
- HealthWorld Online: Infectious Disease: Effective Alternatives to Antibiotics
Wisdom, Blogs and Message Boards about Cephalosporin
- HealthBoards: Starting IV Recephin -Allergic Rx Questions Forum Discussion
- DailyStrength: Ceftriaxone Review Discussion
Clinical Trials for Cephalosporin
- ClinicalTrials.gov: Cephalosporin Clinical Trial Listing
- CenterWatch: Clinical Trials Listing For Cephalosporin
Controversy and Lawsuits about Cephalosporin
- Archives of Family Medicine: Bacterial Resistance Due to Antimicrobial Drug Addiction Among Physicians
Abuse of Cephalosporin
Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Cephalosporin
- JAMA: Cephalosporin Articles
- PubMed Central: Articles on Cephalosporin
- Google Scholar: Cephalosporin Article Listing
Research Notes References
- ↑ Mayo Clinic: Cephalosporin (Oral Route, Injection Route, Intravenous Route, Intramuscular Route)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 eMedExpert: Cephalosporins
- ↑ Ansers.com: Cephalosporins
- ↑ Wikipedia: Cephalosporin Classifications
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- Contributor: Sgs71
- Reviewer: Tara Salamone
- Supervised by: The OrganizedWisdom Physician Review Team
- Last update: Oct. 15, 2009
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- Redirects: Cephalosporins, Cephalosporine, Cephasporin
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