Cefoxitin sodium


cefoxitin sodium ce·fox·i·tin sodium (sə-fŏk’sĭ-tĭn)
n.
A semi-synthetic, broad-spectrum antibiotic that acts by inhibiting bacterial cell-wall synthesis; used for lower respiratory, genitourinary, intra-abdominal, gynecological, skin and joint infections and septicemia.

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