Patient was educated on Cefotaxime and its mechanism of action as follows:
- Cefotaxime is a broad-spectrum antibiotic that is active against number of bacteria causing wide variety of infections.
- Cefotaxime belongs to the group of Cephalosporin antibiotics.
- Cefotaxime is a Beta-lactam antibiotic that acts by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis.
- Inhibition of bacterial cell wall synthesis by Cefotaxime will kill the bacteria and inhibit further growth of bacteria.
- Cefotaxime is an antibacterial agent and does not act against any viral infections.
