Brand Name(s): Claforan
CAS nš: 63527-52-6
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What is Cefotaxime?
Cefotaxime is a member of the cephalosporin antibiotic class of drugs that has a rather wide spectrum of activity and is also useful as a pre-surgery antibiotic.
This medicine is used to treat serious infections caused by susceptible strains of microorganisms in lower respiratory infections, genitourinary infections, gynecologic infections, skin infections, and central nervous system infections.
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