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Also known as carbacephems

thumb|class=skin-invert-image|Loracarbef, a carbacephem Carbacephems are a class of synthetic antibiotics, based on the structure of cephalosporin, a cephem. Carbacephems are similar to cephems, but with a carbon substituted for the sulfur.

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thumb|class=skin-invert-image|Loracarbef, a carbacephem Carbacephems are a class of synthetic antibiotics, based on the structure of cephalosporin, a cephem. Carbacephems are similar to cephems, but with a carbon substituted for the sulfur.

It prevents bacterial cell division by inhibiting cell wall synthesis.

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