"Cephalosporins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A group of broad-spectrum antibiotics first isolated from the Mediterranean fungus ACREMONIUM. They contain the beta-lactam moiety thia-azabicyclo-octenecarboxylic acid also called 7-aminocephalosporanic acid.
| Descriptor ID |
D002511
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.065.589.099.249 D02.886.665.074 D03.633.100.300.249
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| Concept/Terms |
Cephalosporins- Cephalosporins
- Antibiotics, Cephalosporin
- Cephalosporin Antibiotics
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2016 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cephalosporins" by people in Profiles.
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Urinary Biomarkers and Attainment of Cefepime Therapeutic Targets in Critically Ill Children. Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2025 Mar 07; 44(8):749-754.
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Piperacillin-Tazobactam Versus Anti-Pseudomonal Cephalosporins and Renal and Neurologic Outcomes in Critically Ill Adults: A Secondary Analysis of the SMART Trial. J Intensive Care Med. 2023 12; 38(12):1127-1135.
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Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the Antibiotic Choice On ReNal outcomes (ACORN) randomised clinical trial. BMJ Open. 2023 03 10; 13(3):e066995.
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Management and Outcomes in Children with Third-Generation Cephalosporin-Resistant Urinary Tract Infections. J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2021 May 28; 10(5):650-658.
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A Case Series of Five People Living with HIV Hospitalized with COVID-19 in Chicago, Illinois. AIDS Patient Care STDS. 2020 08; 34(8):331-335.
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Primary murine mucosal response during cephalosporin-induced intestinal colonization by Enterococcus faecium. Microbiologyopen. 2018 10; 7(5):e00602.
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Use of Antibiotics Among Patients Hospitalized for Exacerbations of Asthma. JAMA Intern Med. 2016 09 01; 176(9):1397-400.
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Complicated Intra-abdominal Infections Involving Pseudomonas aeruginosa from a Randomized, Double-Blind, Phase 3 Ceftolozane-Tazobactam Study. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2016 07; 60(7):4387-90.
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Repurposing cephalosporin antibiotics as pro-senescent radiosensitizers. Oncotarget. 2016 Jun 07; 7(23):33919-33.
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Antibiotic-Driven Dysbiosis Mediates Intraluminal Agglutination and Alternative Segregation of Enterococcus faecium from the Intestinal Epithelium. mBio. 2015 Nov 10; 6(6):e01346-15.