although the antibacterial activity and wide spectrum of cefotaxime , coupled with its apparent safety and tolerability , make it a useful antibiotic for the treatment of serious nosocomial infections , it will frequently have to be employed with another agent -- i.e. , an aminoglycoside -- until the precise identification and in vitro susceptibility of the infecting organism is known .
C0279516
antibacterial
C0007554
cefotaxime