Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Ceftizoxime
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
No longer marketed in the U.S. as of 2007; archived U.S. labeling was last updated in 2007 and should not be interpreted as current preferred therapy.
- Lower respiratory tract infections
- Urinary tract infections
- Gonorrhea including uncomplicated cervical and urethral gonorrhea
- Pelvic inflammatory disease caused by N. gonorrhoeae, E. coli or S. agalactiae
- Intra-abdominal infections
- Septicemia caused by MSSA, E. coli,Bacteroides spp. including B. fragilis, Klebsiella spp. and Serratia spp.
- Skin and skin-structure infections (not MRSA)
- Bone and joint infections
- Meningitis caused by H. influenzae
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Last updated: October 11, 2026
Citation
Tsai, Y., and Kathryn Dzintars. "Ceftizoxime." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2026. Johns Hopkins Guides, hopkinsguides.org/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540103/all/Ceftizoxime.
Tsai Y, Dzintars K. Ceftizoxime. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. https://hopkinsguides.org/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540103/all/Ceftizoxime. Accessed October 13, 2026.
Tsai, Y., & Dzintars, K. (2026). Ceftizoxime. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://hopkinsguides.org/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540103/all/Ceftizoxime
Tsai Y, Dzintars K. Ceftizoxime [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2026. [cited 2026 October 13]. Available from: https://hopkinsguides.org/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540103/all/Ceftizoxime.
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