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Reaserch Progress on Cefovecin

SONG Fu-jie1, LIU Ming-chun2, FU Te1   

  1. 1.Luoding Polytechnic College, Luoding 527200,China;2.College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary, Shenyang Agricultural University, Shenyang 110161,China)
  • Received:2013-08-23 Online:2014-03-20 Published:2014-05-15

Abstract: Cefovecin is a long-acting, third-generation cephalosporin antibiotic,and has good pharmacokinetic characteristics.It can be quickly absorbed,reached the Cmax, and be slowly eliminated.Moreover,cefovecin is a new extended-spectrum semisynthetic cephalosporin with a single injection providing a complete 14-day course of therapy.Cefovecin can be extensively used in veterinary clinic.This review details its newest research status,mechanism of action,antibacterial activities in vitro and in vivo, and clinical applications.

Key words: cefovecin; antibacterial activity; pharmacokinetics; clinical applications