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Cephalosporin antibiotic for uti? and does this class of antibiotics cause any heart effects like qt prolongation?
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OK for UTI;no longQT: The cephalosporin class can be used for treatment of a uti. Hopefully a culture was obtained to make sure the bacteria you are treating is sensitive to this. Cephalosporins cause no long qt issues.
Answered 1/8/2013
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See below: Cephalosporin antibiotics are frequently used to treat uti's. They are usually very well tolerated and do not generally prolong the qtc interval.
Answered 1/24/2014
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