Drug Summary

  Drug name:  aztreonam
  Chemical name:  Aztreonam
  Formula:  C₁₃H₁₇N₅O_{8  Weight:   435.433
  CAS no:  78110-38-0
  DrugBank link:  DB00355
  Description:  A monocyclic beta-lactam antibiotic originally isolated from Chromobacterium violaceum. It is resistant to beta-lactamases and is used in gram-negative infections, especially of the meninges, bladder, and kidneys. It may cause a superinfection with gram-positive organisms. [PubChem]
  Indication:  For the treatment of the following infections caused by susceptible gram-negative microorganisms: urinary tract infections, lower respiratory tract infections, septicemia, skin and skin-structure infections, intra-abdominal infections, and gynecologic infections.}