"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 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cephalosporins" by people in Profiles.
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Li X, Le W, Lou X, Genco CA, Rice PA, Su X. In Vitro Activity of Ertapenem against Neisseria gonorrhoeae Clinical Isolates with Decreased Susceptibility or Resistance to Extended-Spectrum Cephalosporins in Nanjing, China (2013 to 2019). Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2022 May 17; 66(5):e0010922.
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Knafo SE, Graham JE, Barton BA. Intravenous and intraosseous regional limb perfusion of ceftiofur sodium in an avian model. Am J Vet Res. 2019 Jun; 80(6):539-546.
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Lindenauer PK, Stefan MS, Feemster LC, Shieh MS, Carson SS, Au DH, Krishnan JA. Use of Antibiotics Among Patients Hospitalized for Exacerbations of Asthma. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 09 01; 176(9):1397-400.
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Stefan MS, Rothberg MB, Shieh MS, Pekow PS, Lindenauer PK. Association between antibiotic treatment and outcomes in patients hospitalized with acute exacerbation of COPD treated with systemic steroids. Chest. 2013 Jan; 143(1):82-90.
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Vardakas KZ, Soteriades ES, Chrysanthopoulou SA, Papagelopoulos PJ, Falagas ME. Perioperative anti-infective prophylaxis with teicoplanin compared to cephalosporins in orthopaedic and vascular surgery involving prosthetic material. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2005 Oct; 11(10):775-7.
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Fernández MJ, Adrio JL, Piret JM, Wolfe S, Ro S, Demain AL. Stimulatory effect of growth in the presence of alcohols on biotransformation of penicillin G into cephalosporin-type antibiotics by resting cells of Streptomyces clavuligerus NP1. Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 1999 Oct; 52(4):484-8.
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Kim TH, Rothkopf DM. Ambulatory surgery for cleft lip repair. Ann Plast Surg. 1999 Apr; 42(4):442-4.
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Cho H, Adrio JL, Luengo JM, Wolfe S, Ocran S, Hintermann G, Piret JM, Demain AL. Elucidation of conditions allowing conversion of penicillin G and other penicillins to deacetoxycephalosporins by resting cells and extracts of Streptomyces clavuligerus NP1. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1998 Sep 29; 95(20):11544-8.
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Hook EW, McCormack WM, Martin D, Jones RB, Bean K, Maroli AN. Comparison of single-dose oral grepafloxacin with cefixime for treatment of uncomplicated gonorrhea in men. The STD Study Group. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 1997 Aug; 41(8):1843-5.
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Xiao XF, Wolfe S, Demain AL. Purification and characterization of cephalosporin 7 alpha-hydroxylase from Streptomyces clavuligerus. Biochem J. 1991 Dec 01; 280 ( Pt 2):471-4.