Naslov
Klinička primjena piperacilina/tazobaktama
(Clinical use of piperacillin/tazobactam)

Autori
Škerk, Višnja ; Schonwald, Slavko ; Krhen, Ivan ; Čeljuska, Tošev ; Kopričanec , Maja ; Ledić Drvar, Danijela

Izvornik
Infektološki glasnik : znanstveno-stručni časopis za infektologiju (1331-2820) 22 (2002), 4; 159-161

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, stručni

Ključne riječi
piperacilin/tazobaktam; uroinfekcije
(piperacillin/tazobactam; uroinfections)

Sažetak
Piperacillin/tazobactam is the most effective combination of penicillin and beta-lactamase inhibitors in the treatment of infections caused by strains that excrete beta-lactamase of wider spectrum. In the hospital setting it is proved to reduce the risk from selecting strains that produce wide spectrum beta-lactamases, so that its administration contributes to decrease in the antimicrobial resistance rates. In the period from 2000 to 2002, 23 hospitalized patients with complicated urinary tract infections were treated with piperacillin/tazobactam at the University Hospital for Infectious Diseases "Dr. Fran Mihaljević", in Zagreb. A total of 20 patients were cured, and three experienced a relapse. Although piperacillin/tazobactam is one of the most expensive antimicrobial drugs, looking long-term, we believe that in certain patients it should be administered more often.

Izvorni jezik
Hrvatski

Znanstvena područja
Kliničke medicinske znanosti

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