Cefepime vs piperacillin-tazobactam in adults hospitalized with acute infection

JAMA

2023-10-14

(Press-News.org) About The Study: Among 2,511 adults hospitalized with acute infection, treatment with the antibiotic piperacillin-tazobactam did not increase the incidence of acute kidney injury or death in this randomized clinical trial. Treatment with the antibiotic cefepime resulted in more neurological dysfunction.

Authors: Edward T. Qian, M.D., M.Sc., of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jama.2023.20583)

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