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Cephalexin

Edina Avdic, Pharm.D., BCPS, Paul A. Pham, Pharm.D.

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INDICATIONS

FDA

Respiratory tract infections S. pneumoniae and S. pyogenes
- Author’s comment: generally not recommended, certainly empirically.
Otitis media caused by S. pneumoniae, H. influenzae, S. aureus (MSSA), S. pyogenes, and M. catarrhalis
Skin and skin-structure infections caused by S. pyogenes and S. aureus (MSSA)
Osteomyelitis: MSSA and/or P. mirabilis
- Author’s comment: not a first-line agent.
Urinary tract infections including acute prostatitis caused by E. coli, P. mirabilis, and K. pneumoniae
- Author’s comment: not a first-line agent

NON-FDA APPROVED USES

Furuncle/carbuncle (MSSA)
Impetigo
Cellulitis/Erysipelas
Folliculitis (MSSA)
Bacterial Cystitis, Acute, Uncomplicated
Mastitis (MSSA)

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Last updated: March 4, 2018

Citation

Avdic, Edina, and Paul A Pham. "Cephalexin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2018. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540107/all/Cephalexin.

Avdic E, Pham PA. Cephalexin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540107/all/Cephalexin. Accessed March 23, 2019.

Avdic, E., & Pham, P. A. (2018). Cephalexin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540107/all/Cephalexin

Avdic E, Pham PA. Cephalexin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. [cited 2019 March 23]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540107/all/Cephalexin.

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