3-Desacetyl Cefotaxime lactone, the active metabolite of Cefotaxime, is derived from its sodium salt form, which is recognized as a third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
Desacetylcefotaxime is an active metabolite of the cephalosporin antibiotic cefotaxime .1It is active against 60 clinical isolates derived from patients with meningitis, includingH. influenzae,S. pneumoniae,S. agalactiae, andN. meningitidis(MIC90s = 0.008-0.12 μg/ml). 1.Jones, R.N.Cefotaxime and desacetylcefotaxime antimicrobial interactions. The clinical relevance of enhanced activity: A reviewDiagn. Microbiol. Infect. Dis.22(1-2)19-33(1995)