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ceftriaxone

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cef·tri·ax·one  (sftr-ksn)
n.
A semisynthetic analogue of cephalosporin, C18H16N8Na2O7S3, that is administered parenterally and has a broad spectrum of antibiotic activity.

[Alteration of ceph(alosporin) + tri- + a(zine) + (o)x(o)- + -one.]
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Noun1.ceftriaxone - a parenteral cephalosporin (trade name Rocephin) used for severe infection of the lungs or throat or ears or urinary tract
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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The drugs tested were amikacin, ampicillin-sulbactam, aztreonam, cefepime, cefotaxime, ceftazidime, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, gentamicin, imipenem, levofloxacin, meropenem, ofloxacin, piperacillin, piperacillintazobactam, tetracycline, tobramycin, and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole.
Ceftriaxone is more effective than both cefotaxime and cefuroxime in treating meningitis.
Ceftriaxone products had sales of more than $570 million in 2005, according to industry trackers.
 
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