Cefotiam

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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DefinitionThis section has been translated automatically.

Older cephalosporin.

Half-lifeThis section has been translated automatically.

0,7–1 h

Spectrum of actionThis section has been translated automatically.

Bacillus anthracis, Citrobacter spp., Enterobacter spp., E. coli, Haemophilus spp., Klebsiella spp., Moraxella catarrhalis, Morganella morganii, Neisseria spp., Proteus mirabilis, Providencia spp., Salmonella spp., Serratia spp., Shigella spp., Staphylococcus spp.

IndicationThis section has been translated automatically.

Respiratory, urinary tract, skin, soft tissue, bone and joint infections, sepsis, gonorrhea.

Dosage and method of useThis section has been translated automatically.

3 times 1 g to 2 times 2 g/day i.v. or i.m.
Children: 50 mg/kg bw/day.
Infants: 2-3 times 20 mg/kg bw/day
Gonorrhoea: 1 g i.m. as ED.

PreparationsThis section has been translated automatically.

Spizef

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer