Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Cephalothin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- No longer available in the U.S.
- Also known as cefalotin
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Bone and joint infections
- Gastrointestinal infections
- Respiratory tract infections
- Skin and soft tissue infections
- Surgical prophylaxis (cardiac, gastrointestinal, gynecologic, orthopedic, thoracic, vascular)
- Urinary tract infections
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Last updated: February 5, 2019
Citation
Avdic, Edina, and Paul A Pham. "Cephalothin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2019. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540108/all/Cephalothin.
Avdic E, Pham PA. Cephalothin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540108/all/Cephalothin. Accessed July 27, 2025.
Avdic, E., & Pham, P. A. (2019). Cephalothin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540108/all/Cephalothin
Avdic E, Pham PA. Cephalothin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2019. [cited 2025 July 27]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540108/all/Cephalothin.
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