 Cephalosporins
"Cephalosporins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A group of broad-spectrum antibiotics first isolated from the Mediterranean fungus ACREMONIUM. They contain the beta-lactam moiety thia-azabicyclo-octenecarboxylic acid also called 7-aminocephalosporanic acid.
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D002511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.249 D02.886.665.074 D04.075.080.875.099.221.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Cephalosporins- Cephalosporins
- Antibiotics, Cephalosporin
- Cephalosporin Antibiotics
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| 1981 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1993 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cephalosporins" by people in Profiles.
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Rolston KV, Jamal MA, Nesher L, Shelburne SA, Raad I, Prince RA. In vitro activity of ceftaroline and comparator agents against Gram-positive and Gram-negative clinical isolates from cancer patients. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2017 Apr; 49(4):416-421.
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Aitken SL, Altshuler J, Guervil DJ, Hirsch EB, Ostrosky-Zeichner LL, Ericsson CD, Tam VH. Cefepime free minimum concentration to minimum inhibitory concentration (fCmin/MIC) ratio predicts clinical failure in patients with Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia. Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2015 May; 45(5):541-4.
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Zasowski E, Bland CM, Tam VH, Lodise TP. Identification of optimal renal dosage adjustments for high-dose extended-infusion cefepime dosing regimens in hospitalized patients. J Antimicrob Chemother. 2015 Mar; 70(3):877-81.
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Yuan Z, Ledesma KR, Singh R, Hou J, Prince RA, Tam VH. Quantitative assessment of combination antimicrobial therapy against multidrug-resistant bacteria in a murine pneumonia model. J Infect Dis. 2010 Mar 15; 201(6):889-97.
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Lim TP, Ledesma KR, Chang KT, Hou JG, Kwa AL, Nikolaou M, Quinn JP, Prince RA, Tam VH. Quantitative assessment of combination antimicrobial therapy against multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2008 Aug; 52(8):2898-904.
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Lodise TP, Rhoney DH, Tam VH, McKinnon PS, Drusano GL. Pharmacodynamic profiling of cefepime in plasma and cerebrospinal fluid of hospitalized patients with external ventriculostomies. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2006 Mar; 54(3):223-30.
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Walker P, Neuhauser MN, Tam VH, Willey JS, Palmer JL, Bruera E, Prince RA. Subcutaneous administration of cefepime. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2005 Aug; 30(2):170-4.
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Tam VH, McKinnon PS, Akins RL, Drusano GL, Rybak MJ. Pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of cefepime in patients with various degrees of renal function. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2003 Jun; 47(6):1853-61.
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Rhoney DH, Tam VH, Parker D, McKinnon PS, Coplin WM. Disposition of cefepime in the central nervous system of patients with external ventricular drains. Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Mar; 23(3):310-4.
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Tam VH, Louie A, Lomaestro BM, Drusano GL. Integration of population pharmacokinetics, a pharmacodynamic target, and microbiologic surveillance data to generate a rational empiric dosing strategy for cefepime against Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Mar; 23(3):291-5.
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