Examples of cephalosporin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The researchers examined which children had been given prescriptions for penicillin, penicillin with B-lactamase inhibitor, cephalosporin, sulfonamide or macrolide within the first six months of life. — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 20 Dec. 2019 Inside, the investigator found a computer running tests on ingredients for cephalosporin, an oral antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections. — Katherine Eban, WIRED, 7 Aug. 2019 The superbug is resistant to beta-lactam antibiotics, a broad-spectrum group which includes methicillin as well as oxacillin and the cephalosporins. — Ranjit Devraj, Quartz India, 23 July 2019 Subsequent to the transplant, the patients developed invasive infections from an E. coli strain that was resistant to a wide variety of antibiotics in the penicillin and cephalosporin groups. — Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 14 June 2019 Yet, while there are many cephalosporins, only a handful have been reported to cause this reaction. — Richard Klasco, New York Times, 15 June 2018 Most of these are cephalosporins, a class of broad-spectrum antibiotics that are used to treat a variety of infections. — Richard Klasco, New York Times, 15 June 2018 In some cases, the results and your personal sensitivities to certain antibiotics like penicillin or cephalosporin may indicate that nitrofurantoin or trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole are the best way to go. — Korin Miller, SELF, 18 Jan. 2018 The bacteria produce an enzyme called Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase that makes a range of antibiotics ineffective, including beta-lactams, penicillins, and cephalosporins. — NBC News, 6 Feb. 2018 See More

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