Which cephalosporin is used to treat enteritis?
Disease description:
I've been feeling abdominal discomfort for the past couple of days. After a hospital checkup, the doctor diagnosed it as colitis. I heard cephalosporins can be used for treatment—which type of cephalosporin is effective for treating colitis?
Doctor's answer (1)
Dr. Cheng Yicheng
Second- or third-generation cephalosporins can be selected for the treatment of enteritis. Enteritis is primarily caused by Gram-negative bacillary infection. First-generation cephalosporins mainly target Gram-positive cocci, whereas second- and third-generation cephalosporins have broad-spectrum activity against both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. Therefore, patients with enteritis should be treated with second- or third-generation cephalosporin antibiotics.
