Cefotaxime Sodium for Injection
Cefotaxime sodium for injection is suitable for pneumonia caused by sensitive bacteria and other lower respiratory tract infection, urinary tract infection, meningitis, septicemia, abdominal infection, pelvic infection, skin and soft tissue infection, reproductive tract infection, bone and joint infection, etc. Cefotaxime can be used as a drug for children with meningitis.
Cefotaxime is the third generation cephalosporin with broad antibacterial spectrum and strong activity against Gram-negative bacteria such as Escherichia coli, Proteus mirabilis, Klebsiella and Salmonella. It also has good effect on Proteus vulgaris and Citrobacter. Enterobacter cloacae and Enterobacter aerogenes were more resistant to this drug. This product has no antibacterial activity against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Alcaligenes. Cefotaxime has strong effects on influenza bacilli, Neisseria gonorrhoeae (including β - lactamase producing strains), Neisseria meningitidis and Moraxella catarrhalis. The antibacterial activity of this product against Staphylococcus aureus is poor, but it is strong against gram-positive cocci such as hemolytic streptococcus and Streptococcus pneumoniae. Enterococcus is resistant to this product.