Ceftolozane/Tazobactam Treatment of Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections in Children

Leah Molloy, Ibrahim Abdulhamid, Ruma Srivastava, Jocelyn Y. Ang

The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal · 2020 · 11 citations · 2 references

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Abstract

The clinical use, safety and effectiveness of ceftolozane/tazobactam among 13 patients 3 months to 19 years of age infected with multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa are described. All but one patient achieved clinical cure after initial treatment. Adverse drug events attributed to treatment included transaminitis and neutropenia which occurred in 2 patients and resolved upon dose reduction.

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