Latamoxef (or moxalactam) is an oxacephem antibiotic usually grouped with the cephalosporins. In oxacephems such as latamoxef the sulfur atom of the cephalosporin core is replaced with an oxygen atom.Latamoxef has been associated with prolonged bleeding time and several cases of coagulopathy some fatal were reported during the 1980s. Latamoxef is no longer available in the United States.
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