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Cefalexin, also spelled cephalexin, is an antibiotic that can treat a number of bacterial infections. It kills gram-positive and some gram-negative bacteria by disrupting the growth of the bacterial cell wall. Cefalexin is a β-lactam antibiotic within the class of first-generation cephalosporins. It works similarly to other agents within this class, including intravenous cefazolin, but can be taken by mouth.

Cefalexin, also known as cephalexin in the United States, is a semisynthetic first-generation cephalosporin antibiotic administered orally to treat a variety of bacterial infections by inhibiting bacterial cell wall synthesis.[1] It belongs to the beta-lactam class of antibiotics and is effective against many gram-positive bacteria, such as Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus pyogenes, as well as some gram-negative organisms like Escherichia coli and Proteus mirabilis.[2] First approved by the FDA in 1971 under the brand name Keflex,[3] cefalexin is widely used in both outpatient and inpatient settings due to its favorable safety profile and broad-spectrum activity against susceptible pathogens.[1]