Classification of oral cephalosporins. A matter for debate

There are many cephalosporins available acid various ways of classifying th em for clinical use. Oral cephalosporins probably need a classification of their own. This informal discussion was prompted by the appearance of the r ecommendations of an expert committee of the Paul Ehrlich Gesellschaft. The views of several other commentators are included. There is considerable in dividual variation in preference for different styles of classification dep ending on what the classification is for. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. an d International Society of Chemotherapy. All rights reserved.