Empiric
CefTRIAXone

CefTRIAXone

High
N/A
$

Dosing

General Information

Empiric therapy of:

  • Bacterial meningitis
  • Endocarditis
  • Intra-abdominal infections
  • Nosocomial gram negative infections (except Pseudomonas)
  • Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
  • Skin, bone/joint and soft tissue infections
  • Pneumonia
  • UTI
  • Allergy/rash (immediate or delayed)
  • Cytopenias
  • Eosinophilia
  • GI disturbances (including diarrhea)
  • Hepatic & renal laboratory abnormalities
  • Pseudocholelithiasis (unclear clinical significance, commonly asymptomatic)

Antimicrobial class: Parenteral Cephalosporin - 3rd Generation

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 8 hours

Biliary penetration: Therapeutic

CSF penetration: Therapeutic

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

Urine penetration: Therapeutic