MeSH definition : Broad- spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic similar in structure to the CEPHALOSPORINS
except for the substitution of an oxaazabicyclo moiety for the thiaazabicyclo moiety
of certain CEPHALOSPORINS. It has been proposed especially for the meningitides because
it passes the blood-brain barrier and for anaerobic infections.;
Broad- spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic similar in structure to the CEPHALOSPORINS
except for the substitution of an oxaazabicyclo moiety for the thiaazabicyclo moiety
of certain CEPHALOSPORINS. It has been proposed especially for the meningitides because
it passes the blood-brain barrier and for anaerobic infections.