Empiric therapy of bacterial meningitis
Empiric therapy of nosocomial Gram negative infections (except Pseudomonas)
Empiric therapy of hospitalized community or nursing home acquired pneumonia in combination with a macrolide
Empiric therapy of spontaneous bacterial peritonitis
Laboratory
Clinical
Antimicrobial class: Parenteral Cephalosporin - 3rd Generation
Average serum half life: 8 hours
Biliary penetration: Therapeutic
CSF penetration: Therapeutic
Lung penetration: Therapeutic
Urine penetration: Therapeutic