Cefuroxime indications

List of indications
Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis Acute Bacterial Otitis Media Acute Bacterial Maxillary Sinusitis Acute Bacterial Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis and Secondary Bacterial Infections of Acute Bronchitis Uncomplicated Skin and Skin-Structure Infections Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections Uncomplicated Gonorrhea, urethral and endocervical Early Lyme Disease (erythema migrans)

Pharyngitis/Tonsillitis
Caused by Streptococcus pyogenes. The usual drug of choice in the treatment and prevention of streptococcal infections, including the prophylaxis of rheumatic fever, is penicillin given by the intramuscular route. CEFTIN Tablets are generally effective in the eradication of streptococci from the nasopharynx; however, substantial data establishing the efficacy of cefuroxime in the subsequent prevention of rheumatic fever are not available. Please also note that in all clinical trials, all isolates had to be sensitive to both penicillin and cefuroxime. There are no data from adequate and well-controlled trials to demonstrate the effectiveness of cefuroxime in the treatment of penicillin-resistant strains of Streptococcus pyogenes. Return to top

Acute Bacterial Otitis Media
Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae Haemophilus influenzae (including beta-lactamase–producing strains), Moraxella catarrhalis (including beta-lactamase–producing strains), or Streptococcus pyogenes. Return to top

Acute Bacterial Maxillary Sinusitis
Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae or Haemophilus influenzae NOTE: In view of the insufficient numbers of isolates of beta-lactamase– producing strains of Haemophilus influenzae and Moraxella catarrhalis that were obtained from clinical trials with CEFTIN Tablets for patients with acute bacterial maxillary sinusitis, it was not possible to adequately evaluate the effectiveness of CEFTIN Tablets for sinus infections known, suspected, or considered potentially to be caused by beta-lactamase–producing Haemophilus influenzae or Moraxella catarrhalis.Return to top

Acute Bacterial Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis and Secondary Bacterial Infections of Acute Bronchitis
Caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, Haemophilus influenzae (beta-lactamase negative strains), or Haemophilus parainfluenzae (beta-lactamase negative strains).Return to top

Uncomplicated Skin and Skin-Structure Infections
Caused by Staphylococcus aureus (including beta-lactamase–producing strains) or Streptococcus pyogenes.Return to top

Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections
Caused by Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae.Return to top

Uncomplicated Gonorrhea, urethral and endocervical
Caused by penicillinaseproducing and non-penicillinase–producing strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae and uncomplicated gonorrhea, rectal, in females, caused by non-penicillinase– producing strains of Neisseria gonorrhoeae.Return to top

Early Lyme Disease (erythema migrans)
Caused by Borrelia burgdorferi.Return to top