"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.
| Descriptor ID |
D002511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.249 D02.886.665.074 D03.633.100.300.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Cephalosporins- Cephalosporins
- Antibiotics, Cephalosporin
- Cephalosporin Antibiotics
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cephalosporins" by people in Profiles.
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Bratzler DW, Ma A, Nsa W. Initial antibiotic selection and patient outcomes: observations from the National Pneumonia Project. Clin Infect Dis. 2008 Dec 01; 47 Suppl 3:S193-201.
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Selby G, Bridges SJ, Hanington L. Should Lyme disease affecting the nervous system be treated with oral or intravenous antibiotics? Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2008 Aug; 93(4):132-4.
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Wagner LM, Crews KR, Stewart CF, Rodriguez-Galindo C, McNall-Knapp RY, Albritton K, Pappo AS, Furman WL. Reducing irinotecan-associated diarrhea in children. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2008 Feb; 50(2):201-7.
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Ramakrishnan K, Sparks RA, Berryhill WE. Diagnosis and treatment of otitis media. Am Fam Physician. 2007 Dec 01; 76(11):1650-8.
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Cooper TW, Gibbs WJ, Bronze MS, Greenfield RA. Antimicrobial symposium. Part IV. Cephalosporins. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2006 Dec; 99(12):579-83.
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Cooper TW, Gibbs WJ, Bronze MS, Greenfield RA. Part II. Introduction to the beta-lactam antibiotics. J Okla State Med Assoc. 2006 Oct; 99(10):516-20.
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Bowlware KL, McCracken GH, Lozano-Hernandez J, Ghaffar F. Cefdinir pharmacokinetics and tolerability in children receiving 25 mg/kg once daily. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2006 Mar; 25(3):208-10.
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Abou-Madi N, Kern TJ. Squamous cell carcinoma associated with a periorbital mass in a veiled chameleon (Chamaeleo calyptratus). Vet Ophthalmol. 2002 Sep; 5(3):217-20.
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Kollef MH, Vlasnik J, Sharpless L, Pasque C, Murphy D, Fraser V. Scheduled change of antibiotic classes: a strategy to decrease the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1997 Oct; 156(4 Pt 1):1040-8.
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Patamasucon P, Rettig PJ, Nelson JD. Cefuroxime therapy of gonorrhea and coinfection with Chlamydia trachomatis in children. Pediatrics. 1981 Oct; 68(4):534-8.