Cefaxon, antobiotic for severe infections

Microbiology: Ceftriaxone is a broad-spectrum cephalosporin. It agains effective gram positive bacteria eg. Streptococcus pneumoniae, Streptococcus group A (including Streptococcus agalactiae) Clostridium, Peptococcus and Peptostreptococcus sp, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus viridans, Streptococcus bovis (group D) Ceftriaxone is particularly effective against gram-negative bacteria, eg.Haemophilus influenzae (ampicillin-resistant strains Including). Haemophilus parainfluenzae, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella sp, Enterobacter sp, Serratia marcescens.Proteus mirabilis, Citrobacter sp, Neisseria meningiditis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae (including penicillin resistant strains), indole positive Proteus, Salmonella sp, Shigella sp and Yersinia pestis