Ceftriaxone, the Glossary
Ceftriaxone, sold under the brand name Rocephin, is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections.[1]
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77 relations: Acetyl group, Allergy, ALS, Amide, Anaphylaxis, Azithromycin, Beta-lactamase, Bile duct, Biliary pseudolithiasis, Biliary sludge, Bilirubin, Biting, Blood urea nitrogen, Breast milk, Calcium, Cefoperazone, Cefotaxime, Ceftazidime, Cell wall, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cephalosporin, Cerebrospinal fluid, Citrobacter, Clostridioides difficile infection, Creatinine, Doxycycline, Encephalopathy, Endocarditis, Enterobacter, Eosinophilia, Excitatory amino acid transporter 2, Gallbladder disease, Gallstone, Generic drug, Gonorrhea, Gram-negative bacteria, Haemophilus, Haemophilus influenzae, Hemolytic anemia, Human serum albumin, Hydrolysis, Hypoprothrombinemia, Infant, Intramuscular injection, Intravenous therapy, Kidney, Leukopenia, Lidocaine, Listeria monocytogenes, Liver function tests, ... Expand index (27 more) »
- Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors
Acetyl group
In organic chemistry, acetyl is a functional group with the chemical formula and the structure.
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Allergy
Allergies, also known as allergic diseases, are various conditions caused by hypersensitivity of the immune system to typically harmless substances in the environment.
ALS
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as motor neurone disease (MND) or Lou Gehrig's disease in the United States, is a rare, terminal neurodegenerative disorder that results in the progressive loss of both upper and lower motor neurons that normally control voluntary muscle contraction.
Amide
In organic chemistry, an amide, also known as an organic amide or a carboxamide, is a compound with the general formula, where R, R', and R″ represent any group, typically organyl groups or hydrogen atoms.
Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis (Greek: ana- ‘against’ + phylaxis ‘guarding’) is a serious, potentially fatal allergic reaction and medical emergency that is rapid in onset and requires immediate medical attention regardless of the use of emergency medication on site.
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Azithromycin
Azithromycin, sold under the brand names Zithromax (in oral form) and Azasite (as an eye drop), is an antibiotic medication used for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Ceftriaxone and Azithromycin are World Health Organization essential medicines.
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Beta-lactamase
Beta-lactamases (β-lactamases) are enzymes produced by bacteria that provide multi-resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics such as penicillins, cephalosporins, cephamycins, monobactams and carbapenems (ertapenem), although carbapenems are relatively resistant to beta-lactamase.
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Bile duct
A bile duct is any of a number of long tube-like structures that carry bile, and is present in most vertebrates.
Biliary pseudolithiasis
Biliary pseudolithiasis is an unusual complication of ceftriaxone where the drug complexes with calcium and mimics gallstones.
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Biliary sludge
Biliary sludge refers to a viscous mixture of small particles derived from bile.
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Bilirubin
Bilirubin (BR) (from the Latin for "red bile") is a red-orange compound that occurs in the normal catabolic pathway that breaks down heme in vertebrates.
Biting
Biting is an action involving a set of teeth closing down on an object.
Blood urea nitrogen
Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) is a medical test that measures the amount of urea nitrogen found in blood.
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Breast milk
Breast milk (sometimes spelled as breastmilk) or mother's milk is milk produced by the mammary glands in the breast of human females.
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Calcium
Calcium is a chemical element; it has symbol Ca and atomic number 20. Ceftriaxone and Calcium are World Health Organization essential medicines.
Cefoperazone
Cefoperazone is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic, marketed by Pfizer under the name Cefobid. Ceftriaxone and Cefoperazone are Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors and cephalosporin antibiotics.
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Cefotaxime
Cefotaxime is an antibiotic used to treat a number of bacterial infections in human, other animals and plant tissue culture. Ceftriaxone and Cefotaxime are cephalosporin antibiotics, Thiazoles and World Health Organization essential medicines.
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Ceftazidime
Ceftazidime, sold under the brand name Fortaz among others, is a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic useful for the treatment of a number of bacterial infections. Ceftriaxone and Ceftazidime are cephalosporin antibiotics, Thiazoles and World Health Organization essential medicines.
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Cell wall
A cell wall is a structural layer that surrounds some cell types, found immediately outside the cell membrane.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is the national public health agency of the United States.
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Cephalosporin
The cephalosporins (sg.) are a class of β-lactam antibiotics originally derived from the fungus Acremonium, which was previously known as Cephalosporium. Ceftriaxone and cephalosporin are Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors and cephalosporin antibiotics.
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Cerebrospinal fluid
Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is a clear, colorless body fluid found within the tissue that surrounds the brain and spinal cord of all vertebrates.
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Citrobacter
Citrobacter is a genus of Gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped coliform bacteria of the Enterobacteriaceae family.
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Clostridioides difficile infection
Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI or C-diff), also known as Clostridium difficile infection, is a symptomatic infection due to the spore-forming bacterium Clostridioides difficile.
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Creatinine
Creatinine (from Ancient Greek: κρέας (kréas) 'flesh') is a breakdown product of creatine phosphate from muscle and protein metabolism.
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Doxycycline
Doxycycline is a broad-spectrum antibiotic of the tetracycline class used in the treatment of infections caused by bacteria and certain parasites. Ceftriaxone and Doxycycline are World Health Organization essential medicines.
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Encephalopathy
Encephalopathy (from ἐνκέφαλος "brain" + πάθος "suffering") means any disorder or disease of the brain, especially chronic degenerative conditions.
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Endocarditis
Endocarditis is an inflammation of the inner layer of the heart, the endocardium.
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Enterobacter
Enterobacter is a genus of common Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped, non-spore-forming bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
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Eosinophilia
Eosinophilia is a condition in which the eosinophil count in the peripheral blood exceeds.
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Excitatory amino acid transporter 2
Excitatory amino acid transporter 2 (EAAT2) also known as solute carrier family 1 member 2 (SLC1A2) and glutamate transporter 1 (GLT-1) is a protein that in humans is encoded by the SLC1A2 gene.
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Gallbladder disease
Gallbladder diseases are diseases involving the gallbladder and is closely linked to biliary disease, with the most common cause being gallstones (cholelithiasis).
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Gallstone
A gallstone is a stone formed within the gallbladder from precipitated bile components.
Generic drug
A generic drug (or simply generic) is a pharmaceutical drug that contains the same chemical substance as a drug that was originally protected by chemical patents.
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Gonorrhea
Gonorrhoea or gonorrhea, colloquially known as the clap, is a sexually transmitted infection (STI) caused by the bacterium Neisseria gonorrhoeae.
Gram-negative bacteria
Gram-negative bacteria are bacteria that unlike gram-positive bacteria do not retain the crystal violet stain used in the Gram staining method of bacterial differentiation.
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Haemophilus
Haemophilus is a genus of Gram-negative, pleomorphic, coccobacilli bacteria belonging to the family Pasteurellaceae.
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Haemophilus influenzae
Haemophilus influenzae (formerly called Pfeiffer's bacillus or Bacillus influenzae) is a Gram-negative, non-motile, coccobacillary, facultatively anaerobic, capnophilic pathogenic bacterium of the family Pasteurellaceae.
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Hemolytic anemia
Hemolytic anemia or haemolytic anaemia is a form of anemia due to hemolysis, the abnormal breakdown of red blood cells (RBCs), either in the blood vessels (intravascular hemolysis) or elsewhere in the human body (extravascular).
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Human serum albumin
Human serum albumin is the serum albumin found in human blood.
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Hydrolysis
Hydrolysis is any chemical reaction in which a molecule of water breaks one or more chemical bonds.
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Hypoprothrombinemia
Hypoprothrombinemia is a rare blood disorder in which a deficiency in immunoreactive prothrombin (Factor II), produced in the liver, results in an impaired blood clotting reaction, leading to an increased physiological risk for spontaneous bleeding.
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Infant
An infant or baby is the very young offspring of human beings.
Intramuscular injection
Intramuscular injection, often abbreviated IM, is the injection of a substance into a muscle.
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Intravenous therapy
Intravenous therapy (abbreviated as IV therapy) is a medical technique that administers fluids, medications and nutrients directly into a person's vein.
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Kidney
In humans, the kidneys are two reddish-brown bean-shaped blood-filtering organs that are a multilobar, multipapillary form of mammalian kidneys, usually without signs of external lobulation.
Leukopenia
Leukopenia is a decrease in the number of leukocytes (WBC).
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Lidocaine
Lidocaine, also known as lignocaine and sold under the brand name Xylocaine among others, is a local anesthetic of the amino amide type. Ceftriaxone and Lidocaine are World Health Organization essential medicines.
Listeria monocytogenes
Listeria monocytogenes is the species of pathogenic bacteria that causes the infection listeriosis.
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Liver function tests
Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs), also referred to as a hepatic panel, are groups of blood tests that provide information about the state of a patient's liver.
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Lower respiratory tract infection
Lower respiratory tract infection (LRTI) is a term often used as a synonym for pneumonia but can also be applied to other types of infection including lung abscess and acute bronchitis.
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Lyme disease
Lyme disease, also known as Lyme borreliosis, is a tick-borne disease caused by species of Borrelia bacteria, transmitted by blood-feeding ticks in the genus Ixodes.
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Meningitis
Meningitis is acute or chronic inflammation of the protective membranes covering the brain and spinal cord, collectively called the meninges.
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Methoxy group
In organic chemistry, a methoxy group is the functional group consisting of a methyl group bound to oxygen.
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Neisseria
Neisseria is a large genus of bacteria that colonize the mucosal surfaces of many animals.
Neisseria meningitidis
Neisseria meningitidis, often referred to as the meningococcus, is a Gram-negative bacterium that can cause meningitis and other forms of meningococcal disease such as meningococcemia, a life-threatening sepsis.
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Otitis media is a group of inflammatory diseases of the middle ear.
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Oxime
In organic chemistry, an oxime is an organic compound belonging to the imines, with the general formula, where R is an organic side-chain and R' may be hydrogen, forming an aldoxime, or another organic group, forming a ketoxime.
Pathogenic bacteria
Pathogenic bacteria are bacteria that can cause disease.
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Pelvic inflammatory disease
Pelvic inflammatory disease, also known as pelvic inflammatory disorder (PID), is an infection of the upper part of the female reproductive system, namely the uterus, fallopian tubes, and ovaries, and inside of the pelvis.
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Penicillin
Penicillins (P, PCN or PEN) are a group of β-lactam antibiotics originally obtained from Penicillium moulds, principally P. chrysogenum and P. rubens.
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Penicillin-binding proteins
Penicillin-binding proteins (PBPs) are a group of proteins that are characterized by their affinity for and binding of penicillin.
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Peptidoglycan
Peptidoglycan or murein is a unique large macromolecule, a polysaccharide, consisting of sugars and amino acids that forms a mesh-like layer (sacculus) that surrounds the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane.
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Phlebitis
Phlebitis (or venitis) is inflammation of a vein, usually in the legs.
Pneumonia
Pneumonia is an inflammatory condition of the lung primarily affecting the small air sacs known as alveoli.
Providencia (bacterium)
Providencia is genus of Gram-negative, motile bacteria of the family Morganellaceae.
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a common encapsulated, Gram-negative, aerobic–facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacterium that can cause disease in plants and animals, including humans.
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Seizure
A seizure is a period of symptoms due to abnormally excessive or synchronous neuronal activity in the brain.
Sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition that arises when the body's response to infection causes injury to its own tissues and organs.
Serratia
Serratia is a genus of Gram-negative, facultatively anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae.
Serratia marcescens
Serratia marcescens is a species of rod-shaped, Gram-negative bacteria in the family Yersiniaceae.
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Spinal muscular atrophy
Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a rare neuromuscular disorder that results in the loss of motor neurons and progressive muscle wasting.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae
Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, is a Gram-positive, spherical bacteria, alpha-hemolytic member of the genus Streptococcus.
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Thrombocythemia
In hematology, thrombocythemia is a condition of high platelet (thrombocyte) count in the blood.
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Urinary tract infection
A urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection that affects a part of the urinary tract.
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Volume of distribution
In pharmacology, the volume of distribution (VD, also known as apparent volume of distribution, literally, volume of dilution) is the theoretical volume that would be necessary to contain the total amount of an administered drug at the same concentration that it is observed in the blood plasma.
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WHO Model List of Essential Medicines
The WHO Model List of Essential Medicines (aka Essential Medicines List or EML), published by the World Health Organization (WHO), contains the medications considered to be most effective and safe to meet the most important needs in a health system. Ceftriaxone and WHO Model List of Essential Medicines are World Health Organization essential medicines.
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See also
Acetaldehyde dehydrogenase inhibitors
- Abacavir
- Ampulloclitocybe clavipes
- Calcium carbimide
- Cefamandole
- Cefmenoxime
- Cefmetazole
- Cefonicid
- Cefoperazone
- Cefotetan
- Ceftriaxone
- Cefuroxime
- Cephalosporin
- Chloral hydrate
- Chloramphenicol
- Chlorpropamide
- Coprine
- Coprinopsis atramentaria
- Cyanamide
- Disulfiram
- Furazolidone
- Imperator torosus
- Latamoxef
- Sulfiram
- Trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceftriaxone
Also known as ATC code J01DD04, ATCvet code QJ01DD04, Biotrakson, C18H18N8O7S3, Ceftriaxon, Ceftriaxone Sodium, Rocefin, Rocephin, Rocephine, Rosephalin, Rosephin.
, Lower respiratory tract infection, Lyme disease, Meningitis, Methoxy group, Neisseria, Neisseria meningitidis, Otitis media, Oxime, Pathogenic bacteria, Pelvic inflammatory disease, Penicillin, Penicillin-binding proteins, Peptidoglycan, Phlebitis, Pneumonia, Providencia (bacterium), Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Seizure, Sepsis, Serratia, Serratia marcescens, Spinal muscular atrophy, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Thrombocythemia, Urinary tract infection, Volume of distribution, WHO Model List of Essential Medicines.