Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Piperacillin + Tazobactam
INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Gynecologic infections (pelvic inflammatory disease, post-partum endometritis)
- Intra-abdominal infections (peritonitis, appendicitis, cholecystitis)
- Skin and skin structure infections (including diabetic foot infections)
- Community-acquired pneumonia
- Nosocomial pneumonia
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Endocarditis caused by Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonasspp. (usually in combination with aminoglycosides)
- Aspiration pneumonia, lung abscess,empyema
- Ventilator-associated pneumonia
- Neutropenic fever
- Bacteremia caused by Pseudomonas spp. or polymicrobial
- Empiric therapy for variety infections where broad-spectrum agent is needed including sepsis (except for meningitis)
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Last updated: October 2, 2018
Citation
Avdic, Edina, and Paul A Pham. "Piperacillin + Tazobactam." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2018. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540434/all/Piperacillin_+_Tazobactam.
Avdic E, Pham PA. Piperacillin + Tazobactam. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540434/all/Piperacillin_+_Tazobactam. Accessed December 6, 2023.
Avdic, E., & Pham, P. A. (2018). Piperacillin + Tazobactam. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540434/all/Piperacillin_+_Tazobactam
Avdic E, Pham PA. Piperacillin + Tazobactam [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2018. [cited 2023 December 06]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540434/all/Piperacillin_+_Tazobactam.
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