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Intrapulmonary penetration of ceftolozane/tazobactam and piperacillin/tazobactam in healthy adult subjects
Author(s) -
Gurudatt Chandorkar,
Jennifer A. Huntington,
Mark H. Gotfried,
Keith A. Rodvold,
Obiamiwe Umeh
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks246
Subject(s) - piperacillin/tazobactam , tazobactam , medicine , piperacillin , antibiotics , pneumonia , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , antibiotic resistance , pseudomonas aeruginosa , genetics , imipenem
Appropriate antibiotic exposure at the site of infection is important for clinically effective therapy. This study compared the epithelial lining fluid (ELF) penetration of ceftolozane/tazobactam, which has potent in vitro activity against many Gram-negative pathogens causing nosocomial pneumonia, with that of piperacillin/tazobactam in healthy adult volunteers.

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