<p>7-Beta[2-(2-amino-4-thiazolyl)-2-methoxyiminoacetamido]-3-(2-amino-1,3,4-thi a diazolyl-5-thiomethyl)-3-cepheme-4-carboxylic acid of formula (I):
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and the pharmaceutically acceptable salts and pivaloyloxymethyl ester thereof are useful as antibiotics. </p>