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.
BRAND NAME: Ceftin, Zinacef. DRUG CLASS AND MECHANISM: Cefuroxime is a semisynthetic cephalosporin antibiotic, chemically similar to penicillin. Cephalosporins stop or slow the growth of bacterial cells by preventing bacteria from forming the cell wall that surrounds each cell.
Answer: Probably not the ear infection. There is about a 5-10% crossover of patients who are allergic to penicillin who will get allergic to ceftin and other drugs of its class (cephalosporins). However, the allergy is usually similar to the one seen with penicillin if/when it occurs.