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CEFTRIAXONE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ceftriaxone mean? 

CEFTRIAXONE (noun)
  The noun CEFTRIAXONE has 1 sense:

1. a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tractplay

  Familiarity information: CEFTRIAXONE used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


CEFTRIAXONE (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

ceftriaxone; Rocephin

Hypernyms ("ceftriaxone" is a kind of...):

cephalosporin; Mefoxin (one of several broad spectrum antibiotic substances obtained from fungi and related to penicillin (trade names Mefoxin); addition of side chains has produced semisynthetic antibiotics with greater antibacterial activity)


 Context examples 


The sodium salt form of ceftriaxone, a beta-lactam, third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic with bactericidal activity.

(Ceftriaxone Sodium, NCI Thesaurus)

Ceftriaxone binds to and inactivates penicillin-binding proteins (PBP) located on the inner membrane of the bacterial cell wall.

(Ceftriaxone, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is oxidase negative, fermentative, susceptible to ampicillin, amoxicillin-clavulanate, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, cefotaxime, cefepime, ofloxacin, gentamicin, carbenicillin, and amikacin but resistant to cephalothin, penicillin G, and vancomycin.

(Ewingella americana, NCI Thesaurus)

Ceftriaxone also crosses the blood-brain barrier and reaches therapeutic concentrations in the central nervous system (CNS).

(Ceftriaxone, NCI Thesaurus)

Compared to the second and first generation cephalosporins, ceftriaxone is more active against gram-negative bacteria and less active against gram-positive bacteria.

(Ceftriaxone, NCI Thesaurus)



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