Third generation cephalosporin

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3rd generation cephalosporin:
Ceftriaxone: 
First line for pneumococcus
Used in 
Meningitis 
Gonorrhea
Community-acquired pneumonia
Lyme ( carditis and brain invlovement)
In neonates causes decreased biliary metabolism - avoid ceftriaxone
Ceftazidime: Against pseudomonas 
Cefotaxime:
Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis 


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