What is "cefalotin"

alt. A cephalosporin antibiotic. n. A cephalosporin antibiotic.

Cefalotin ( INN) or cephalothin ( USAN) is a first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic. It was the first cephalosporin marketed (1964) and continues to be widely used. It is an intravenously administered agent with a similar antimicrobial spectrum to cefazolin and the oral agent cefalexin. Cefalotin sodium is marketed as Keflin ( Lilly) and under other trade names.