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The cephalosporins have been available for clinical use for nearly 20 years and a large number is presently marketed, including drugs with a wide range of different pharmaokinetic and microbiologic properties. While some of these agents have certain specific uses in which they excel, the cephalosporins have not replaced older antibiotics but do provide the physician with a broader range of choices for the treatment of many infections, allowing greater individualization of therapy.
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Based on a review of recent advances in antimicrobial therapy prepared for the Journal of Pediatrics (in press, 1985)
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Eichenwald, H.F., Schmitt, H.J. The cephalosporin antibiotics in pediatric therapy. Eur J Pediatr 144, 532–538 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00496029
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