CEPHALOSPORINS

Course overview

CEPHALOSPORINS ARE BETA-LACTAM ANTIMICROBIALS USED TO MANAGE A WIDE RANGE OF INFECTIONS FROM GRAM-POSITIVE AND GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA. THE FIVE GENERATIONS OF CEPHALOSPORINS ARE USEFUL AGAINST SKIN INFECTION, RESISTANT BACTERIA, MENINGITIS, AND OTHER INFECTIONS. THIS ACTIVITY DESCRIBES THE INDICATIONS, CONTRAINDICATION, AND POSSIBLE ADVERSE EFFECTS OF CEPHALOSPORINS, AND WILL HIGHLIGHT THE MECHANISM OF ACTION, ADVERSE EVENT PROFILE, MONITORING, ROUTE OF ADMINISTRATION, AS WELL AS OTHER KEY FACTORS.