level: GENERATION CEPHALOSPORIN
Questions and Answers List
level questions: GENERATION CEPHALOSPORIN
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| First Generation | Cephazolin |
| Second Generation | Cefuroxime Cefaclor Cefoxitin |
| Third Generation | Ceftriaxone Cefotaxime Ceftazidime |
| Fourth Generation | Cefipime |
| Good activity against staphs and streps None is active against enterococci or P aeruginosa | first gen |
| increase activity against gram negative but less activity for gram positive Used to treat otitis, sinusitis, and lower RTI | second gen |
| very good gram negative coverage reasonable against gram positives anti pseudomonal activity for ceftazidime | third gen |
| very broad spectrum activity includes pseudomonas | fourth gen |