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

Dr David Livermore, director of the antibiotic resistance monitoring laboratory at the Health Protection Agency, said that the cephalosporin antibiotics used in the UK are still effective for treating gonorrhoea.

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2011