Antimicrobials
Cefazolin

Cefazolin

Medium
N/A
$

Dosing

General Information

  • Drug of choice for invasive methicillin-sensitive S. aureus infections such as endocarditis, joint infections, osteomyelitis, etc

  • Invasive Streptococci group A/B/C/G

  • Surgical prophylaxis

Potential link to seizure risk

  • Cytopenias
  • Potential link to seizure risk

Probenecid - prolonged half-life. Drug interaction has been used therapeutically to give once daily cefazolin.

Antimicrobial class: 1st Generation Cephalosporin

Pregnancy category: B

Average serum half life: 2 hours

Biliary penetration: Therapeutic

CSF penetration: Poor

Lung penetration: Therapeutic

Urine penetration: Therapeutic