Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Mezlocillin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- No longer available in the U.S.
HISTORICAL INDICATIONS
HISTORICAL INDICATIONS
- Bite wounds
- Empyema
- Febrile neutropenia
- Gynecological infections (endometritis, endomyometritis)
- Hysterectomy prophylaxis
- Lower respiratory tract infections (caused by H. influenzae, K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa, E. coli, and B. fragilis)
- Pelvic inflammatory disease
- Bacteremia and septicemia
- Skin and skin structure infections
- Gonorrhea
- Urinary tract infection
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Last updated: September 15, 2026
Citation
Auwaerter, Paul G, and Edina Avdic. "Mezlocillin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2026. Johns Hopkins Guides, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540347/all/Mezlocillin.
Auwaerter PG, Avdic E. Mezlocillin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540347/all/Mezlocillin. Accessed September 17, 2026.
Auwaerter, P. G., & Avdic, E. (2026). Mezlocillin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540347/all/Mezlocillin
Auwaerter PG, Avdic E. Mezlocillin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. [cited 2026 September 17]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540347/all/Mezlocillin.
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