High
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$3/day
Empiric therapy of bacterial meningitis
Empiric therapy of nosocomial Gram negative infections (except Pseudomonas)
Empiric therapy of hospitalized community or nursing home acquired pneumonia in combination with a macrolide
Empiric therapy of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Allergy/rash (immediate or delayed).
Cytopenias, eosinophilia, and hepatic and renal laboratory abnormalities
Pseudocholelithiasis- unclear clinical significance - uncommonly symptomatic, but frequently by ultrasound gallbladder sludge
Antimicrobial class: Parenteral Cephalosporin - 3rd Generation
Pregnancy category: B
Average serum half life: 8.0
Biliary penetration: Therapeutic
CSF penetration: Therapeutic
Lung penetration: Therapeutic
Urine penetration: Therapeutic
