Description
Cefotaximeisathirdgenerationβ-lactamcephalosporinantibiotic.Cefotaximeexhibitsantibacterialefficacyagainstgrampositiveandgramnegativebacteria,inhibitingpenicillinbindingproteinstopreventpeptidoglycansynthesisandbacterialcellwallformation.Cefotaximeisalsomostlyresistanttoβ-lactamaseactivity.