Inpatient procedures are ones that require one to two days of inpatient hospital recovery. Hysterectomies can be performed four ways: This procedure involves the use of a robot to assist in the surgical removal of the uterus.
Answer: Ceftin(cefuroxime axetil) is a semi-synthetic cephalosporin type antibiotic. These are structurally similar to penicillin, although there is only about a 5-10% cross reactivity in terms of allergy. Ceftin is very effective against gram negative organisms and has fairly good gram positive coverage.
Some people who are allergic to penicillin are also allergic to other closely related antibiotics, including cephalosporins, such as cefprozil, cefuroxime, and cephalexin. Ask your pharmacist or doctor about these antibiotics. Many people who believe that they have an allergy to penicillin do not.