cephalosporin

American  

[sef-uh-loh-spawr-in, -spohr-] / ˌsɛf ə loʊˈspɔr ɪn, -ˈspoʊr- /

noun

Pharmacology.

1. any of a group of widely used broad-spectrum antibiotics, originally isolated as a product of fermentation from the fungus Cephalosporium acremonium.

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cephalosporin British  

/ ˌsɛfələʊˈspɔːrɪn /

noun

1. any of a group of broad-spectrum antibiotics obtained from fungi of the genus Cephalosporium

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Etymology

Origin of cephalosporin

1950–55; < New Latin Cephalospor ( ium ) the genus ( cephalo-, -spore, -ium ) + -in ²

Example Sentences

Some raw materials come almost exclusively from China, Dilip Shanghvi, managing director of Sun said, including antibiotics such as azithromycin, penicillin and cephalosporin.

From Washington Post • Feb. 26, 2020

Some strains have built up resistance to all but one treatment: an injection of an extended-spectrum cephalosporin paired with the an oral form of azithromycin.

From New York Times • Jul. 31, 2017

“Clinicians must remain vigilant for cephalosporin treatment failures and report suspected cases to the local or state health department,” Kirkcaldy and his colleagues wrote.

From Scientific American • Jan. 8, 2013

"We are very concerned about recent reports of treatment failure from the last effective treatment option - the class of cephalosporin antibiotics," she added.

From Reuters • Jun. 6, 2012

This means that we are having to change the type of cephalosporin that is used and to increase the dosage.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2011