Cefotaxime

Cefotaxime, a β-lactamase stable cephalosporin and a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, possesses broad-spectrum antibiotic activity against numerous Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria[1][2][3][4][2].

Cefotaxime exhibits an MIC of 0.0625 mg/L for V. vulnificus CMCP6[4].

The combination of ciprofloxacin and cefotaxime is more effective in clearing V. vulnificus in vivo than previously used regimens[4]. Animal Model: Female, specific pathogen free, 8-week-old BALB/c mice[4].

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