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  2. Cefdinir - Wikipedia

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    Cefdinir, sold under the brand name Omnicef among others, is an antibiotic used to treat pneumonia, otitis media, strep throat, and cellulitis. [1] It is a less preferred option for pneumonia, otitis media, and strep throat which may be used in those with a severe penicillin allergy . [ 1 ]

  3. Cephalosporin - Wikipedia

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    / ˌ s ɛ f ə l ə ˈ s p ɔːr ɪ n, ˌ k ɛ-,-l oʊ-/ [1] [2]) are a class of β-lactam antibiotics originally derived from the fungus Acremonium, which was previously known as Cephalosporium. [3] Together with cephamycins, they constitute a subgroup of β-lactam antibiotics called cephems. Cephalosporins were discovered in 1945, and first ...

  4. Cefuroxime axetil - Wikipedia

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    Cefuroxime axetil, sold under the brand name Ceftin among others, is a second generation oral cephalosporin antibiotic. It is an acetoxyethyl ester prodrug of cefuroxime which is effective orally. [2] The activity depends on in vivo hydrolysis and release of cefuroxime tablets. [citation needed] It was patented in 1976 and approved for medical ...

  5. Cefuroxime - Wikipedia

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    Cefuroxime, sold under the brand name Zinacef among others, is a second-generation cephalosporin [3] antibiotic used to treat and prevent a number of bacterial infections. [4] These include pneumonia , meningitis , otitis media , sepsis , urinary tract infections , and Lyme disease . [ 5 ]

  6. β-Lactam antibiotic - Wikipedia

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    β-Lactam antibiotics are indicated for the prevention and treatment of bacterial infections caused by susceptible organisms. At first, β-lactam antibiotics were mainly active only against gram-positive bacteria, yet the recent development of broad-spectrum β-lactam antibiotics active against various gram-negative organisms has increased their usefulness.

  7. Everyone's sick this winter. What’s up with flu, norovirus ...

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    If it seems like you and everyone around you are getting sick this winter, you're not wrong. Experts say this is the worst flu season in the U.S. in more than a decade and cases are still trending ...

  8. The Oscars have historically snubbed horror. Demi Moore's ...

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    These are the only Best Pictures nominees in the history of the #Oscars for the horror genre: Deliverance The Exorcist Jaws The Silence of the Lambs The Sixth Sense Black Swan Get Out

  9. Cefaclor - Wikipedia

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    Cefaclor is frequently used against bacteria responsible for causing skin infections, otitis media, urinary tract infections, and others. Cefaclor has been shown to be active against most strains of the following microorganisms, both in vitro and in clinical infections: Gram positive aerobes - Staphylococci (including coagulase-positive, coagulase-negative, and penicillinase-producing strains ...