Ceftriaxone
is
a
broad
spectrum
cephalosporin
with
a
prolonged
half-life
in
serum
of
approximately
8
h
and
its
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spectrum
includes
most
gram-negative
rods,
gram-
positive
cocci,
except
enterococci,
and
Bacteroides
spe-
cies.
Single
dose
ceftriaxone
has
proved
to
be
as
ef-
ficacious
as
three
doses
of
cefazolin