Cefotaxime
Kathryn Dzintars, Pharm.D. BCPS
,
Paul A. Pham, Pharm.D.
Pediatric Dosing Author:
Alice Jenh Hsu, PharmD, BCPS, AQ-ID
INDICATIONS
INDICATIONS
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
FDA
Lower respiratory tract infections including pneumonia
Genitourinary infections
Gynecologic infection (including
pelvic inflammatory disease
,
endometritis
, and pelvic cellulitis)
Bacteremia and septicemia
Skin and skin-structure infections
Intra-abdominal infections
including
peritonitis
Bone and joint infections
Central nervous system infections including meningitis and
ventriculitis
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
Brain abscess
(in combination with
metronidazole
)
Empyema
(in combination with
metronidazole
)
Lyme disease
: late
Lyme arthritis
and neuroborreliosis
STD (
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
)
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