Laboratory and Clinical Evaluation of a New Antibiotic—Cephalothin
Authors: MARVIN TURCK
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1965)

Article1 August 1965Laboratory and Clinical Evaluation of a New Antibiotic—CephalothinMARVIN TURCK, M.D., KENNETH N. ANDERSON, M.D., RONALD H. SMITH, M.D, JAMES F. WALLACE, M.D., ROBERT G. PETERSDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P.MARVIN TURCK, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, KENNETH N. ANDERSON, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, RONALD H. SMITH, M.DSearch for more papers by this author, JAMES F. WALLACE, M.D.Search for more papers by this author, ROBERT G. PETERSDORF, M.D., F.A.C.P.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-63-2-199 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptCephalothin, 7 (thiophene-2-acetamido)-cephalosporanic acid, is a semisynthetic derivative of cephalosporin C. Although the structures of the cephalothin nucleus (7-amino-cephalosporanic acid) and the penicillin nucleus (6-amino-penicillanic acid) are quite similar, there are numerous differences in the biologic behavior of these drugs, including apparent lack of cross allergenicity, resistance of cephalothin to degradation by penicillinase, and cephalothin's broader antimicrobial spectrum (1-7). Results of preliminary studies conducted in our laboratories in 1962 (8) suggested that cephalothin might be useful in diverse systemic infections and prompted further clinical trials. The present report is an extension of these original in vitro and in vivo observations...References1. BONIECEWICKHOLMESREDMAN WSWEDHCE: In vitro and in vivo laboratory evaluation of cephalothin, new broad spectrum antibiotic. J. Bact. 84: 1292, 1962. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar2. CHANGWEINSTEIN TWL: In vitro biological activity of cephalothin. J. Bact. 85: 1022, 1963. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3.. 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Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md., and a research grant from Lilly Laboratories, Indianapolis, Ind.Requests for reprints should be addressed to Marvin Turck, M.D., King County Hospital, 325 Ninth Ave., Seattle, Wash. 98104. 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