- the broadest spectrum beta-lactam antibiotic - act bactericidally against virtually all clinically significant pathogens - highly resistant to degradation by bacterial beta-lactamases - effective therapy of severe and live-threatening polymicrobic and mixed aerobic/anaerobic infections
- excellent selective activity against Gram-negative aerobic bacteria - effective therapy of infection caused by polyresistant pathogens - minimum adverse reactions - can be used in patient with allergy to penicillines and cephalosporines