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Abstract

The present invention relates to novel cephalosporins of the formula (I); ##STR1## wherein, R.sub.1 represents a C.sub.1 .about.C.sub.4 alkyl group or ##STR2## wherein, R.sub.2 and R.sub.3, independently, represent hydrogen or a C.sub.1 .about.C.sub.3 alkyl group and R.sub.4 represents hydrogen or a C.sub.1 .about.C.sub.4 alkyl group; R.sub.1a represents hydrogen or an amino-protecting group; Q represents CH or N; and the formula ##STR3## represents a saturated or unsaturated heterocyclic group which contains 1 to 4 nitrogen atoms of which one is substituted with an amino group to form quaternary ammonium, and oxygen or sulfur, or a fused heterocyclic group thereof formed together with a substituted or unsubstituted benzene or an optional heterocyclic group, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, to processes for preparing the same and to a pharmaceutical composition containing the same as an active ingredient. The compounds(1) according to the invention exhibit potent antibacterial activity and broad antibacterial spectrum against the Gram-positive strains including Staphylococcus as well as Gram-negative strains including Pseudomonas, and, therefore, are expected to be very useful in treatment of various diseases caused by bacterial infection in human beings and animals.

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