piperacillin--tazobactam-drug-combination and Hypersensitivity

piperacillin--tazobactam-drug-combination has been researched along with Hypersensitivity* in 1 studies

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1 other study(ies) available for piperacillin--tazobactam-drug-combination and Hypersensitivity

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Piperacillin-tazobactam in pediatric cancer patients younger than 25 months: a retrospective multicenter survey.
    European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2007, Volume: 26, Issue:11

    Piperacillin-Tazobactam (Pip-Taz) is an evidence-based empirical treatment of febrile neutropenia in adolescents and adults. No data are available in pediatric cancer patients <25 months of age. In this retrospective, multicenter data survey, the analysis focuses on safety, tolerance, and efficacy. The daily dose administered was 240 mg/kg given in three equally divided doses. Data on 156 Pip-Taz treatment courses in 69 children <25 months from five pediatric cancer treatment centers (2001-2005) were analyzed. The median duration of treatment with Pip-Taz was 5 days (range, 1-23 days; 1-12 Pip-Taz courses per patient). Pip-Taz was started on the first day of fever in 90% of all courses, in 6% in the first 72 h, and in 4% as second- or third-line agent. Forty-five percent of all patients were neutropenic. In all patients, the outcome was favorable independent whether Pip-Taz was given as monotherapy (42 courses; 27%) or in combination. Overall, Pip-Taz was well tolerated and discontinued due to adverse events in only two patients who experienced non-life-threatening allergic reactions (skin rash and wheezing). The results of this study are preliminary due to the methodological limitations of a retrospective survey. Taking this bias into consideration, Pip-Taz appears to be a safe, and feasible alternative in pediatric cancer patients with febrile neutropenia <25 months of age suggesting that the inclusion of children of all age groups in future prospective controlled studies evaluating Pip-Taz is justified.

    Topics: Bacterial Infections; Fever of Unknown Origin; Humans; Hypersensitivity; Infant; Infant, Newborn; Neoplasms; Neutropenia; Penicillanic Acid; Piperacillin; Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Withholding Treatment

2007