Cefixime
General Spectrum of Activity

General Spectrum of Activity

Third generation cephalosporin

Gram positive bacteria

  • Beta-hemolytic Streptococcus spp.
  • Viridans group Streptococcus spp.

Gram negative bacteria

  • Enterobacteriaceae
  • Haemophilus influenzae
  • Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Does not cover

  • Enterococcus spp.
  • Staphylococcus aureus
  • ESBL-producing organisms
  • Bacteroides fragilis