Elixime Indications/Uses

Tab: Cefuroxime is a second generation cephalosporin antibiotic used in the treatment of susceptible infections: These have included bone and joint infections, bronchitis (and other lower respiratory-tract infections), gonorrhea, meningitis although treatment failures have been reported in H. influenzae, meningitis, otitis media, peritonitis, pharyngitis, sinusitis, skin infections (including soft-tissue infections), and urinary tract infections. It is also used for surgical infection prophylaxis.
Powd for inj: Susceptible Organisms: S. aureus (including penicillin-resistant strains, except methicillin-resistant strains), S. epidermidis (except methicillin-resistant strains), H. influenzae (including ampicillin-resistant strains), H. parainfluenzae (including ampicillin-resistant strains), Klebsiella spp., S. pyogenes, Streptococcus group B, Pneumococci, E. coli, Str. Viridans, Clostridium spp. (except Clostridium difficile), Proteus mirabilis, P. rettgeri, Salmonella typhi, Salmonella typhimurium and other Salmonella spp., Shigella spp., Neisseria spp. (including β-lactamase-producing Gonococci), Bordetella pertussis, Branhamella catarrhalis, Proteus vulgaris, Proteus morganii, Enterobacter spp., Citrobacter spp., Serratia spp., Streptococcus faecalis and susceptible strains of Bacteroides fragilis.
Indications: Main indications: Acute/chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis (in case of infection), bacterial pneumonia, pulmonary abscess, postoperative infection on chest sinusitis, tonsilitis, pharyngitis, wound infection, osteomyelitis, septic arthritis, gonorrhea, septicemia, meningitis.
Following postoperative prophylaxis of infections: abdominal, pelvic, orthopedic, cardiac, pulmonary, esophageal, and vascular operations.
Can be used in the following disease: Adnexitis, intrautereine infection, inflammation of the pelvic dead space, bartholinitis, parametritis.