Antibiotic
cefixime Audio
[ seh-fik-seem ]
Brand Names:
Suprax
Effect:
Decreased Cell Wall Synthesis & Repair
May Treat:
Bronchitis; Escherichia coli Infections; Gonorrhea; Haemophilus Infections; Klebsiella Infections; Moraxellaceae Infections; Otitis Media; Pneumonia, Bacterial; Proteus Infections; Skin Diseases, Bacterial; Soft Tissue Infections; Staphylococcal Infections; Streptococcal Infections; Urinary Tract Infections
More Information:
ChemID; DrugBank; DailyMed; PDR
Definitions related to cefixime:
  • A broad-spectrum, third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic derived semisynthetically from the marine fungus Cephalosporium acremonium with antibacterial activity. As does penicillin, the beta-lactam antibiotic cefixime inhibits bacterial cell wall synthesis by disrupting peptidoglycan synthesis, resulting in a reduction in bacterial cell wall stability and bacterial cell lysis. Stable in the presence of a variety of beta-lactamases, this agent is more active against gram-negative bacteria and less active against gram-positive bacteria compared to second-generation cephalosporins.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • A third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic that is stable to hydrolysis by beta-lactamases.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • An antibiotic drug used to treat infection. It belongs to the family of drugs called cephalosporins.
    NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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