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Formula | C22H22N6O5S2 |
Molar mass | 514.58 g·mol−1 |
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Cefpirome is a fourth-generation cephalosporin. Trade names include Cefrom, Keiten, Broact, and Cefir. Cefpirome is considered highly active against Gram-negative bacteria, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Gram-positive bacteria.[citation needed]
Spectrum of bacterial susceptibility and resistance
[edit]Bacteroides fragilis, enterococci, Pseudomonas spp. and staphylococci are resistant to cefpirome sulfate, and some Haemophilus spp. and pneumococci have developed resistance to it to varying degrees.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ "Cefpirome Sulfate spectrum of bacterial susceptibility and Resistance" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 10 April 2012.