Clinical reference
Antibiotic · Antibiotic, cephalosporin (siderophore type) · Infectious Diseases, Critical Care, Pediatrics
Cefiderocol is a siderophore cephalosporin for serious Gram-negative aerobic bacterial infections. Injection: 1 g (vials); contains sucrose. Contains 3.7 mEq sodium per gram of drug. Infuse IV over 1 hr in infants <3 mo; over 3 hr in children ≥3 mo and adults. Use with caution in penicillin, cephalosporin, or beta-lactam allergic patients and in renal imp…