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Published Jul 24, 2008
LuvScrubs2, BSN, RN
306 Posts
Pharm2 Class...
As we go up the generations of cephalosporins from 1st - 4th gen. is their increasing resistence to destruction by the beta - lactameses? Which means that the beta - lactamese enzymes are not effective against cephalosporins? Please clarify for me? Thank you:D
hypocaffeinemia, BSN, RN
1,381 Posts
There is indeed an increase in resilience to β-lactamases as you go from first to fourth generation.
However, as there are many different types and strains of β-lactamases, susceptibility testing on cultures is necessary to definitively establish whether or not the antibiotic is suitable.
Daytonite, BSN, RN
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As we go up the generations of cephalosporins from 1st - 4th gen. is their increasing resistence to destruction by the beta - lactameses?
What is your question? It doesn't make grammatical sense.