noun
- A broad-spectrum cephalosporin antibiotic used to treat bacterial infections, particularly in the urinary tract and other tissues.
Usage: medical; pharmaceutical; largely historical; largely replaced by newer cephalosporins in modern clinical practice
Examples
- Cephaloridine was commonly prescribed in the 1960s and 1970s for treating gram-positive and gram-negative bacterial infections.
- The antibiotic cephaloridine demonstrated effectiveness against a wide range of pathogens.
- Cephaloridine belongs to the first-generation cephalosporin class of antibiotics.
- Due to nephrotoxicity concerns, cephaloridine has been largely discontinued in favor of safer alternatives.