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                                                                Synonyms: BRL 3475 | carbenicillin phenyl | Uticillin®
                                 
                                                         
                            
                            
                            
                                 
                                
                                carfecillin is an approved drug 
                                                        
                                                    
                                Compound class: 
                                                            Synthetic organic
                                 
                                
                                    
                                        Comment: Carfecillin is a semisynthetic carboxypenicillin (β-lactam) antibacterial compound. It is an orally delivered phenyl ester of carbenicillin [2].
                                    
                                 
                            
                            
                          
                                
                                    
                                
                          
                                   
                                   
                                  
                                    
                                    
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| Bioactivity Comments | 
| Carfecillin is reported to show a similar spectrum of antibacterial activity to that of carbenicillin in vitro [1]. It has activity against Gram-positive and some Gram-negative bacteria including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. |