Clinical reference
Antibiotic · Cephalosporin (second generation) · Infectious Disease, Surgery, Pediatrics, OB/GYN
Cefotetan is a second-generation cephalosporin. Injection: 1, 2 g vials. Each gram contains ~3.5 mEq sodium. Use with caution in penicillin-allergic patients and in renal impairment (adjust dose in renal failure; see Chapter 31). May cause disulfiram-like reaction with ethanol and increase effects/toxicities of anticoagulants. May cause false-positive uri…