Cefuroxime
- Generic Name
- Cefuroxime
- Brand Names
- Ceftin
- Drug Type
- Small Molecule
- Chemical Formula
- C16H16N4O8S
- CAS Number
- 55268-75-2
- Unique Ingredient Identifier
- O1R9FJ93ED
- Background
Broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic resistant to beta-lactamase. It has been proposed for infections with gram-negative and gram-positive organisms, gonorrhea, and haemophilus.
- Indication
For the treatment of many different types of bacterial infections such as bronchitis, sinusitis, tonsillitis, ear infections, skin infections, gonorrhea, and urinary tract infections.
- Associated Conditions
- Acute Bacterial Exacerbation of Chronic Bronchitis (ABECB), Animal bite, Bacterial Infections, Bone and Joint Infections, Impetigo, Lower Respiratory Tract Infection (LRTI), Lyme Disease, Maxillary Sinusitis, Meningitis, Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Infection, Septicemia, Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Bacterial Infections, Urinary Tract Infection, Bacterial otitis media, Mild Streptococcal pharyngitis, Mild Streptococcal tonsillitis, Moderate Streptococcal pharyngitis, Moderate Streptococcal tonsillitis
The Preventive Infection Role of One Week Antibiotics Before Minimally Invasive Upper Tract Lithotomy
- Conditions
- Complication of Surgical Procedure
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2016-06-03
- Last Posted Date
- 2019-10-01
- Target Recruit Count
- 150
- Registration Number
- NCT02789579
- Locations
- 🇨🇳
Department of Pharmacy, Xinhua Hospital, Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine.Kongjiang Road 1665,, Shanghai, Shanghai, China
Parenteral Antibiotics Compared to Combination of Oral and Parenteral Antibiotics in Colorectal Surgery Prophylaxis
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound Infection
- Interventions
- Drug: Extra dosage - cefuroxime (750mg) I.VProcedure: Colorectal Surgery
- First Posted Date
- 2015-07-22
- Last Posted Date
- 2020-01-14
- Target Recruit Count
- 536
- Registration Number
- NCT02505581
- Locations
- 🇪🇸
Hospital Universitari de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta, Girona, Spain
🇪🇸Hospital de Bellvitge, Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
🇪🇸Hospital General Universitario Vall d´Hebron, Barcelona, Spain
Continuous Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Colorectal Surgery
- First Posted Date
- 2015-05-15
- Last Posted Date
- 2019-10-10
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Leeds
- Target Recruit Count
- 90
- Registration Number
- NCT02445859
- Locations
- 🇬🇧
Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Leeds, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Antibiotics and Gut Microbiota Among Newborn Infants
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound InfectionInfection; Cesarean SectionComplications; Cesarean Section
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2014-02-27
- Last Posted Date
- 2014-08-12
- Lead Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 42
- Registration Number
- NCT02072798
- Locations
- 🇩🇰
Odense University Hospital, Odense, Fyn, Denmark
RCT of Postoperative Infections Following Caesarean Section Infections Following Caesarean Section
- First Posted Date
- 2013-12-11
- Last Posted Date
- 2015-04-21
- Lead Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
- Registration Number
- NCT02009098
- Locations
- 🇩🇰
Hospital of South West Jutland, Esbjerg, Denmark
🇩🇰Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
🇩🇰Hvidovre Hospital, Hvidovre, Denmark
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Transrectal Prostate Biopsy
- Conditions
- Infection
- Interventions
- Drug: trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole
- First Posted Date
- 2012-08-08
- Last Posted Date
- 2019-06-25
- Lead Sponsor
- Northwestern University
- Target Recruit Count
- 563
- Registration Number
- NCT01659866
- Locations
- 🇺🇸
Northwestern University Department of Urology, Chicago, Illinois, United States
Comparison of Doxycycline and Cefuroxime Axetil for Treatment of Erythema Migrans: Clinical and Microbiological Outcome
- Conditions
- Erythema MigransPost-Lyme Disease Symptoms
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2012-01-25
- Last Posted Date
- 2012-01-25
- Lead Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
- Target Recruit Count
- 544
- Registration Number
- NCT01518192
- Locations
- 🇸🇮
Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, Medical Faculty, University of Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia
🇸🇮Department of Infectious Diseases, University Medical Center Ljubljana, Ljubljana, Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia
Tailored Antibiotics Prophylaxis for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy
- Conditions
- The Patients Who Receive Percutaneous Endoscopic GastrostomyPeristomal Wound Infection After the Operation of PEGProphylactic Antibiotics Before PEG
- Interventions
- Drug: Tailored antibiotic
- First Posted Date
- 2010-11-10
- Last Posted Date
- 2010-11-10
- Lead Sponsor
- National Cheng Kung University
- Target Recruit Count
- 100
- Registration Number
- NCT01237730
- Locations
- 🇨🇳
National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan
Ampicillin/Sulbactam Versus Cefuroxime as Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for Cesarean Section
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infections
- Interventions
- First Posted Date
- 2010-06-07
- Last Posted Date
- 2010-06-07
- Lead Sponsor
- Attikon Hospital
- Target Recruit Count
- 176
- Registration Number
- NCT01138852
Daptomycin as Antibiotic Prophylaxis of Sternal Wound Infections
- First Posted Date
- 2010-03-05
- Last Posted Date
- 2012-04-17
- Lead Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
- Target Recruit Count
- 650
- Registration Number
- NCT01080963
- Locations
- 🇩🇪
Hannover Medical School, Department of Cardiothoracic, Transplant and Vascular surgery, Hannover, Germany
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