Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Piperacillin
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
No longer available as a single agent in the U.S.; available as piperacillin/tazobactam
- Bone and joint infections
- Gonococcal infections
- Gynecologic infections
- Intra-abdominal infections
- Lower respiratory tract infections
- Septicemia
- Skin and skin structure infections
- Surgical prophylaxis (intra-abdominal procedure, vaginal hysterectomy, abdominal hysterectomy, c-section)
- Urinary tract infections
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Last updated: December 11, 2022
Citation
Dzintars, Kathryn, and Paul G Auwaerter. "Piperacillin." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2022. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540433/all/Piperacillin.
Dzintars K, Auwaerter PG. Piperacillin. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2022. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540433/all/Piperacillin. Accessed May 3, 2025.
Dzintars, K., & Auwaerter, P. G. (2022). Piperacillin. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540433/all/Piperacillin
Dzintars K, Auwaerter PG. Piperacillin [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2022. [cited 2025 May 03]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540433/all/Piperacillin.
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