cefalozin

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Cefalozin is a first-generation cephalosporin, which is a type of \u03b2-lactam antibiotic that inhibits the synthesis of a structural component of the bacterial cell wall. These antibiotics were first isolated from a fungus called Cephalosporium acremonium. Cefalozin, along with other first-generation cephalosporins like cephalothin, are broad-spectrum antibiotics effective against gram-positive and many gram-negative bacteria, including Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and Escherichia coli. They are sometimes used as an alternative for patients allergic to penicillin.12

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, cephalothin and cefalozin) tend to be broad-spectrum antibiotics that are effective against gram-positive and many gram-negative bacteria, including Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and many strains of Escherichia coli. They have also been used to fight pulmonary infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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, cephalothin and cefalozin) tend to be broad-spectrum antibiotics that are effective against gram-positive and many gram-negative bacteria, including Staphylococcus, Streptococcus, and many strains of Escherichia coli. They have also been used to fight pulmonary infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae.
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