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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 tract
Familiarity information: CEFTRIAXONE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
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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