Cefotetan
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Urinary tract infections
- Lower respiratory tract infections
- Skin and skin-structure infections
- Gynecologic infections including PID (note: no activity against C. trachomatis)
- Intra-abdominal infections (IDSA guidelines: cefotetan is no longer recommended for intra-abdominal infections as monotherapy due to high rates of B. fragilis resistance).
- Bone and joint infections (author’s comment: generally used for mild infections)
- Surgical prophylaxis (e.g., cesarean section, abdominal or vaginal hysterectomy, trans-urethral surgery, biliary tract surgery, and gastrointestinal surgery)
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Uncomplicated cholangitis
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Last updated: October 6, 2016
Citation
Avdic, Edina, and Paul A Pham. "Cefotetan." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2016. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540096/all/Cefotetan.
Avdic , Pham PA. Cefotetan. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540096/all/Cefotetan. Accessed September 21, 2019.
Avdic, ., & Pham, P. A. (2016). Cefotetan. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540096/all/Cefotetan
Avdic , Pham PA. Cefotetan [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2016. [cited 2019 September 21]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540096/all/Cefotetan.
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