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Rare card · Science
Cefalexin, a Rare card
Cefalexin, also spelled cephalexin, is an antibiotic that can treat a number of bacterial infections.
- Rarity
- Rare
- Domain
- Science
- ATK
- 67
- DEF
- 68
- Power
- 135
- Wikipedia reads a year
- 440,000
Power 135 (ATK + DEF): stronger than 65 % of WikiCards cards.
Cefalexin quiz: 3 questions
Three questions on the Cefalexin card, the way WikiCards duels ask them. Pick an answer, the facts are just below.
Find the missing word
Cefalexin is a β-lactam antibiotic within the class of first-generation ______.
Answer
cephalosporins. Cefalexin is a β-lactam antibiotic within the class of first-generation cephalosporins. From the Cefalexin article on Wikipedia.
Which of these cards hits hardest (highest ATK)?
Answer
Results of the 2014 Japanese general election. Results of the 2014 Japanese general election 96 · Abugida 75 · Autosuggestion 72 · Cefalexin 67 ATK in WikiCards.
Which of these Wikipedia articles is read the most in a year?
Answer
Cefalexin. Cefalexin 440,000 · Autosuggestion 25,000 · Foam latex 6,000 · Results of the 2014 Japanese general election 1,200 Wikipedia reads over a year.
In a duel, each round asks a question like these about the opposing card, with 15 seconds to answer.
The facts on the card
The card carries these facts from its Wikipedia article.
- 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.
Why it is Rare
Rarity in WikiCards follows a year of Wikipedia page views: the most read articles become Epic and Legendary cards. The Cefalexin article was read about 440,000 times in a year. ATK comes from the length of the article and DEF from its quality, so this card hits with 67 and blocks with 68: each hit it takes is cut by 27 %.
How to get Cefalexin
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Credits
Text : Wikipedia, Cefalexin (revision), CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo : Fvasconcellos ( talk · contribs ), Public domain, Wikimedia Commons.
