desacetylcefotaxime (potassium salt)

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)

Desacetylcefotaxime, Cefotaxime的一种体内代谢物，具有类似其母体化合物对多种需氧和厌氧细菌的体外抗菌活性。