ceftriaxone
noun
cef·tri·ax·one
ˌsef-ˌtrī-ˈak-ˌsōn 
: a broad-spectrum semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic C18H18N8O7S3 administered parenterally in the form of its sodium salt
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Since the advent of antibiotics, Neisseria gonorrhoeae has developed resistance to each class of antibiotics the medical community has used to combat it, leaving ceftriaxone as the sole remaining drug that can reliably cure gonorrhea.
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Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 Nov. 2023
But to experts, that reduced susceptibility indicated ceftriaxone could also be on its way out.
—WIRED, 1 Feb. 2023
For years, global surveillance data collected by the World Health Organization has shown that gonorrhea is becoming more and more resistant to our entire lineup of drugs, including frontline drugs like ceftriaxone.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2023
Gonorrhea used to be treated with a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones, but is now primarily treated with cephalosporins (which include the aforementioned ceftriaxone).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Jan. 2023
The case, identified in Massachusetts, was successfully treated with ceftriaxone, an antibiotic recommended to treat the disease, state health officials said in a news release.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2023
In 2010, the agency updated its treatment guidance to recommend the use of ceftriaxone to treat the disease.
—Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
Severe cases of Lyme disease can involve cardiac or neurological symptoms and are often treated with the intravenous antibiotic ceftriaxone.
—Christopher Linstrom, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2011
It’s also not a super thing to hear because azithromycin and ceftriaxone are the standard treatments for gonorrhea.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2022
Helen Branswell, STAT, 1 Nov. 2023
But to experts, that reduced susceptibility indicated ceftriaxone could also be on its way out.
—WIRED, 1 Feb. 2023
For years, global surveillance data collected by the World Health Organization has shown that gonorrhea is becoming more and more resistant to our entire lineup of drugs, including frontline drugs like ceftriaxone.
—Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2023
Gonorrhea used to be treated with a class of antibiotics called fluoroquinolones, but is now primarily treated with cephalosporins (which include the aforementioned ceftriaxone).
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 Jan. 2023
The case, identified in Massachusetts, was successfully treated with ceftriaxone, an antibiotic recommended to treat the disease, state health officials said in a news release.
—Erin Prater, Fortune, 20 Jan. 2023
In 2010, the agency updated its treatment guidance to recommend the use of ceftriaxone to treat the disease.
—Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
Severe cases of Lyme disease can involve cardiac or neurological symptoms and are often treated with the intravenous antibiotic ceftriaxone.
—Christopher Linstrom, Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2011
It’s also not a super thing to hear because azithromycin and ceftriaxone are the standard treatments for gonorrhea.
—Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes, 21 June 2022
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Word History
Etymology
cef- (alteration of cephalosporin) + -triaxone, of unknown origin
First Known Use
1984, in the meaning defined above
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ceftriaxone
noun
cef·tri·ax·one
ˌsef-ˌtrī-ˈak-ˌsōn
: a semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic that is administered parenterally in the form of its hydrated disodium salt C18H16N8Na2O7S3·3¹/₂H2O
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