Cef menoxime hydrochloride is a third generation cephalosporin antibiotic.
Structurally, it possesses the (1-methyl-lH-tetrazol-5-yl)thiomethyl moiety in
the 3-position; like several other compounds containing this structural element
(moxalactam, cefoperazone, cefamandol), bleeding linked to vitamin K interaction
has been reported. Cefmenoxime has activity similar to cefotiuime, ceftizoxime
and moxalactam against E.coli, C. diversus, Klebsiella, P. Mirabilis, Salmonella,
Shigella, Neiseria spp., S. pyogenes, S. Pneumoniae, and g. influenzae. It is
relatively ineffective against Pseudomonas and Bacteroidea.
