Definition: A group of broad-spectrum antibiotics first isolated from the Mediterranean fungus ACREMONIUM. They contain the beta-lactam moiety thia-azabicyclo-octenecarboxylic acid also called 7-aminocephalosporanic acid.
Other names Antibiotics, Cephalosporin; Cephalosporin Antibiotics; Acids, Cephalosporanic; Cephalosporanic Acids
cefepime [ Ax+¬pim,BMY 28142,BMY-28142,Bristol-Myers Squibb brand of cefepime dihydrochloride,Bristol-Myers brand of cefepime dihydrochloride,Elan brand of cefepime dihydrochloride,Maxipime,Quadrocef,cefepim,cefepime hydrochloride ] structure given in UD