Definition: 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.
Other names Antibiotics, Cephalosporin; Cephalosporin Antibiotics; Acids, Cephalosporanic; Cephalosporanic Acids
loracarbef [ Carbac,KT 3777,KT-3777,LY 163892,LY-163892,LY163892,Lilly Brand of Loracarbef,Lilly Brand of Loracarbef Monohydrate,Lorabid,Lorafem,Lorax,Monarch Brand of Loracarbef Monohydrate,Syntex Brand of Loracarbef Monohydrate,Zambon Brand of Loracarbef Monohydrate,loracarbef monohydrate ] 1-carbacephem antibiotic; has a broad spectrum of antimicrobial activity; structure given in first source; carbacephems differ from cephalosporins in the substitution of a sulfur atom in the dihydroth
