 Cephalosporins
"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.
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D002511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.249 D02.886.665.074 D04.075.080.875.099.221.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Cephalosporins- Cephalosporins
- Antibiotics, Cephalosporin
- Cephalosporin Antibiotics
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| 1987 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 1989 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1991 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 1997 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2005 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cephalosporins" by people in Profiles.
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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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Alagiriswami A, Cheeseman SH. Influenza and HIV: case report and review of potential interactions. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2001 Nov; 15(11):561-5.
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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 1; 280 ( Pt 2):471-4.
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Jhang J, Wolfe S, Demain AL. Phosphate regulation of ACV synthetase and cephalosporin biosynthesis in Streptomyces clavuligerus. FEMS Microbiol Lett. 1989 Jan 15; 48(2):145-50.
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Atmar RL, Allen ML, Freiman J, Kiefe C, Ehrman S, Greenberg SB. Effect of BMY-28100, a new cephalosporin, on Staphylococcus aureus nasal carriage. Eur J Clin Microbiol. 1987 Dec; 6(6):679-81.
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