Meanings
nounceftobiprole (uncountable)
- uncountablemedicineA particular cephalosporin antibiotic.
The Food and Drug Administration warned Johnson & Johnson that it did not properly monitor two human tests of its antibiotic drug candidate ceftobiprole, which is intended to treat complicated skin infections like MRSA.
2009 August 20, The Associated Press, “F.D.A. Warns Johnson on Antibiotic Drug”, in New York Times
Origin
From cef- (“cefalosporanic acid derivative”)[Term?] + bi- + p(yr)rol(idin)e.
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ceftobiprole. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ceftobiprole
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Chicago
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