A semisynthetic cephamycin antibiotic that is administered intravenously or intramuscularly. The drug is highly resistant to a broad spectrum of beta-lactamases and is active against a wide range of both aerobic and anaerobic gram-positive and gram-negative microorganisms.
Also Known As:
Cefotan; Apacef; Apatef; Cefotetan Disodium; Cefotetan Disodium Salt; Ceftotan; ICI-156834; YM-09330; Disodium Salt, Cefotetan; Disodium, Cefotetan; ICI 156834; ICI156834; Salt, Cefotetan Disodium; YM 09330; YM09330; 5-Thia-1-azabicyclo(4.2.0)oct-2-ene-2-carboxylic acid, 7-(((4-(2-amino-1-carboxy-2-oxoethylidene)-1,3-dithietan-2-yl)carbonyl)amino)-7-methoxy-3-(((1-methyl-1H-tetrazol-5-yl)thio)methyl)-8-oxo-, (6R-(6alpha,7alpha))-