cefixime [Antibiotic]

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Accession ARO:3000646
Synonym(s)CFM necopen
DefinitionCefixime is a cephalosporin resistant to most beta-lactamases. It is active against many enterobacteria, but activity against staphylococci is poor.
Drug Classcephalosporin
Classification4 ontology terms | Show
Parent Term(s)1 ontology terms | Show
+ cephalosporin [Drug Class]
Sub-Term(s)
9 ontology terms | Show
+ beta-lactam sensitive penicillin-binding protein targeted_by_antibiotic
+ Neisseria meningititis PBP2 conferring resistance to beta-lactam confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ Neisseria gonorrhoeae PBP2 conferring resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ blaS1 confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ CMY-2 confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ CTX-M-3 confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ CTX-M-27 confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ PDC-3 confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
+ PDC-5 confers_resistance_to_antibiotic
Publications

Brogden RN and Campoli-Richards DM. 1989. Drugs 38(4): 524-550. Cefixime. A review of its antibacterial activity. Pharmacokinetic properties and therapeutic potential. (PMID 2684593)