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Infection
; 45(1): 115-117, 2017 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-27670678
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: Ceftolozane/tazobactam is a novel antibiotic approved for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal and complicated urinary tract infections. CASE DESCRIPTION: We describe the use of off-label ceftolozane/tazobactam in the management of a multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteremia that was already being treated with colistin and amikacin, the only active antibiotics according to the antibiogram.