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Cephalosporins - Antibiotics Class Overview
1st Generation 
 - Cefazolin (Ancef, Kefzol) - IV
 - Cephalexin (Keflex)
Rocephin) – IV, Cefotaxime ... #Ceftriaxone #Cefotaxime
Cephalosporin Antibiotics
 • First Generation: Cefazolin, Cefadroxil, Cephalexin
 • Second Generation: Cefuroxime sodium, Cefuroxime axetil
 •
Cefdinir, Cefixime, Cefotaxime
Treatment with IV Albumin plus Cefotaxime in Patients with Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis. This graphic shows that
IV Albumin plus Cefotaxime ... of albumin to cefotaxime ... compared with cefotaxime
Cephalosporin Antibiotic Generations - Mnemonic
1st Generation "FA/PHA": CEFAZOLIN, CEFADROXIL, CEPHALEXIN, CEPHALOTHIN, CEPHAPIRIN, CEPHRADINE
2nd Generation "Everything Else":
CEFTRIAXONE, CEFTIBUTEN, CEFOTAXIME
Drugs Implicated in Hemolytic Anemia
 • Hapten (Drug binding to RBC membrane): Penicillin, Cephalosporin, Tetracycline, Tolbutamide,
Amphotericin B, Cefotaxime
Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis (SBP) - Diagnosis and Management
Ascites PMN > 250/mm3
? Nosocomial or hospital acquired. Recent
(ceftriaxone, cefotaxime
Cephalosporin Comparison - Coverage 
1st Generation Cefazolin, Cephalexin 
2nd Generation Cefaclor, Cefotetan, Cefoxitin, Cefuroxime 
3rd Generation
Generation Cefixime, Cefotaxime
IDSA Recommended Therapy for Infections Following Animal or Human Bites
Animal bite
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate 
 • Ampicillin-sulbactam
(Ceftriaxone, Cefotaxime
IDSA - Antimicrobial Regimens for Acute Bacterial Rhinosinusitis in Children
Initial empirical therapy
 • Amoxicillin-clavulanate (45 mg/kg/day
every 12 h) • Cefotaxime
Lyme Disease - Diagnosis and Management Summary

Lyme Disease Epidemiology:
- Spirochete
- Reservoir: small mammals & birds
- Transmitted
IV ceftriaxone, cefotaxime