ACUTE KIDNEY INJURY IN PATIENTS TREATED WITH VANCOMYCIN AND PIPERACILLIN-TAZOBACTAM: A RETROSPECTIVE COHORT ANALYSIS

Empiric antimicrobial therapy often consists of the combination of Gram-positive coverage with vancomycin (VAN) and Gram-negative coverage, specifically an anti-pseudomonal beta-lactam, such as piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ). Nephrotoxicity is commonly associated with VAN therapy; however, recent rep...

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Main Author: Rutter, Wilbur Cliff
Format: Others
Published: UKnowledge 2016
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Online Access:http://uknowledge.uky.edu/pharmacy_etds/60
http://uknowledge.uky.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1063&context=pharmacy_etds