| Literature DB >> 27670678 |
Alberto Hernández-Tejedor1, Carmen Débora Merino-Vega2, Alfredo Martín-Vivas2, Rafael Ruiz de Luna-González2, Alberto Delgado-Iribarren3, Ángeles Gabán-Díez2, Ignacio Temprano-Gómez2, Natalia de la Calle-Pedrosa2, Ana Isabel González-Jiménez2, Alejandro Algora-Weber2.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Ceftolozane/tazobactam is a novel antibiotic approved for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal and complicated urinary tract infections. CASE DESCRIPTION: We describe the use of off-label ceftolozane/tazobactam in the management of a multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia that was already being treated with colistin and amikacin, the only active antibiotics according to the antibiogram.Entities:
Keywords: Bacteremia; Ceftolozane/tazobactam; Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27670678 DOI: 10.1007/s15010-016-0944-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infection ISSN: 0300-8126 Impact factor: 3.553