
Company Information
Ask for more detail from the seller
Contact SupplierWe are offering cefazolin sodium for injection, indications and usage for cefazolin injection
to reduce the development of drug-resistant bacteria and maintain the effectiveness of cefazolin for injection usp and other antibacterial drugs, cefazolin for injection usp should be used only to treat or prevent infections that are proven or strongly suspected to be caused by susceptible bacteria. When culture and susceptibility information are available, they should be considered in selecting or modifying antibacterial therapy. In the absence of such data, local epidemiology and susceptibility patterns may contribute to the empiric selection of therapy.
Cefazolin for injection usp is indicated for the treatment of the following infections when caused by susceptible bacteria.
Respiratory tract infections
respiratory tract infections due to streptococcus pneumoniae, staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus pyogenes.
Injectable benzathine penicillin is considered the drug of choice in treatment and prevention of streptococcal infections, including the prophylaxis of rheumatic fever.
Cefazolin is effective in the eradication of streptococci from the nasopharynx; however, data establishing the efficacy of cefazolin in the subsequent prevention of rheumatic fever are not available.
Urinary tract infections
urinary tract infections due to escherichia coli, and proteus mirabilis.
Skin and skin structure infections
skin and skin structure infections due to s. Aureus, s. Pyogenes, and streptococcus agalactiae.
Biliary tract infections
biliary infections due to e. Coli, various isolates of streptococci, p. Mirabilis, and s. Aureus.
Bone and joint infections
genital infections
septicemia
endocarditis
perioperative prophylaxis