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ceftazidime

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Noun1.ceftazidime - a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections
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


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For ceftazidime and cefepime, strains were considered susceptible if MICs were [less than or equal to]4 mg/L, intermediate susceptible if MICs were 8 mg/L, and resistant if MICs were >8 mg/L.
These have a broad spectrum of activity and include the following drugs Cefotaxine (Biotax, Clazforn, Omnatax), Ceftazidime (Fotum), Ceftizoxime (Cefizox), Cefoperazone (Magnamycin), Ceftriaxone (Cefaxone, Monocef), Cefixime (Cefspan, Topcef), Cefdinir (Adcef), Cefpodoxime (Cepodem) Ceftibuten (Procadax).
The patient was treated with moxifloxacin and ceftazidime for 4 weeks more but moxifloxacin had to be stopped because of Q-T interval prolongation and amikacin was initiated.
 
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