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Cefotetan disodium

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C17H15N7Na2O8S4
CAS Number:
74356-00-6
Molecular Weight:
619.58
UNSPSC Code:
51282206
NACRES:
NA.85

form

powder

antibiotic activity spectrum

Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-positive bacteria

Mode of action

cell wall synthesis | interferes

storage temp.

2-8°C

InChI

1S/C17H17N7O8S4.2Na/c1-23-16(20-21-22-23)34-4-5-3-33-15-17(32-2,14(31)24(15)7(5)11(29)30)19-9(26)13-35-12(36-13)6(8(18)25)10(27)28;;/h13,15H,3-4H2,1-2H3,(H2,18,25)(H,19,26)(H,27,28)(H,29,30);;/q;2*+1/p-2/b12-6-;;/t13?,15-,17+;;/m1../s1

InChI key

ZQQALMSFFARWPK-GLHLDKNHSA-L

Biochem/physiol Actions

Cefotetan (cefotan) is a second-generation cephalosporin that is active against some strains of β-lactamase producing bacteria. It shows anti-microbial activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; it is more efficacious against Gram-negative and anaerobic bacteria. Cefotetan binds to penicillin-binding proteins and disrupts the cell wall synthesis.
Cefotetan has good protein binding capacity due to its half-life of 3 to 4 hours. The presence of methylthiotetrazole (MTT) side chain helps to enhance its potential for hypoprothrombinemia and disulfiram reactions. It possesses high antimicrobial activity against gram-negative bacilli than cefoxitin.

Other Notes

Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place.

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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S Y Lee et al.
Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, 13(5), 539-541 (2007-03-03)
This study evaluated the accuracy of cefotetan susceptibility determination using the MicroScan WalkAway system for AmpC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae. In total, 57 K. pneumoniae isolates that showed a D-shape flattening in a double-disk synergy test were studied. Cefotetan MICs were determined
Samuel E Wilson et al.
Surgical infections, 9(3), 349-356 (2008-06-24)
The costs of treating surgical site infections can be considerable. There is a cost associated with the prophylactic use of antibiotics; however, the use of prophylactic agents may reduce infection rates and lengths of stay, thus offsetting the overall treatment
James E Kendrick et al.
Journal of the American College of Surgeons, 207(3), 393-397 (2008-08-30)
To develop a standardized protocol for management of postoperative fever in gynecology patients to decrease unnecessary diagnostic workups and empiric use of antibiotics. A prospective analysis of postoperative gynecology patients identified those who experienced fever (maximum temperature [T(max)] > 100.4
Antibiotic prophylaxis in colorectal surgery.
Pierre Moine et al.
The New England journal of medicine, 356(16), 1684-1684 (2007-04-20)
Shaojun Shi et al.
Clinical therapeutics, 32(10), 1832-1841 (2011-01-05)
Cefotetan disodium for injection is a semisynthetic cephamycin antibiotic that exerts its bactericidal effects by inhibition of cell-wall synthesis. Despite being widely used in the treatment of various infections, little information is available on the pharmacokinetic properties of cefotetan disodium
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