piperacillin--tazobactam-drug-combination and Phlebitis

Infectious suppurative thrombophlebitis of the portal venous system, referred to as pylephlebitis, is a rare complication of intra-abdominal inflammatory processes. Advances in diagnostics and antibiotics have improved survival, but mortality remains remarkably high even in the most recent literature. The majority of patients have concomitant bacteraemia on presentation most commonly with typical gastrointestinal (GI) organisms. On rare occasion, patients have culture positive

Topics: Abdominal Pain; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Anticoagulants; beta-Lactams; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Ertapenem; Fever; Fusobacterium Infections; Fusobacterium necrophorum; Heparin; Humans; Lemierre Syndrome; Male; Penicillanic Acid; Phlebitis; Piperacillin; Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination; Portal Vein; Treatment Outcome