When to use an ORAL cephalosporin and which one
July 2012
When to use an ORAL cephalosporin and which one can be a challenge.
They're not first-line for many outpatient infections anymore.
Oral first-generation agents (cephalexin, etc) are known for their gram-positive coverage...but have little gram-negative coverage.
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