Nursing
Pharmacology Antibacterial: Sepsis
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LEAST appropriate for treatment of sepsis due to enteric gram-negative bacteria
- cefotaxime (Claforan)
- ceftizoxime (Cefizox)
- cefoperazone (Cefobid)
- imipenem
Treatment of sepsis due to Pseudomonas aeruginosa:
- cefotaxime (Claforan)
- ceftriaxone (Rocephin)
- ceftazidime (Fortax, Taxidime, Tazicef)
- ceftizoxime (Cefizox)
Poor choice for treating sepsis caused anaerobes:
- imipenem
- meropenem (Merrem IV)
- aztreonam (Azactan)
- all of the above
Bacteremia in neutropenic patients:
- ceftazidime (Fortax, Taxidime, Tazicef)
- imipenem
- meropenem (Merrem IV)
- all of the above
Intra-abdominal anaerobic infections:
- ticarcillin (Ticar)/clavulanic acid
- ampicillin (Principen, Omnipen)/sulbactam
- imipenem
- all of the above