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ArticlePaediatric drugs2016

Prescribing Ceftolozane/Tazobactam for Pediatric Patients: Current Status and Future Implications.

Seetha M Tamma, Alice J Hsu, Pranita D Tamma

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Article in Paediatric drugs, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Seetha M TammaDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, Long Island University, Long Island, New York, NY, USA.
Alice J HsuDepartment of Pharmacy, Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Pranita D TammaDivision of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 200 North Wolfe Street, Suite 3149, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. ptamma1@jhmi.edu.
Johns Hopkins Hospital · USJohns Hopkins University · USLong Island University · US

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antibiotics are arguably the greatest medical development of the 20th century but these precious resources are being threatened by the continued rise in infections caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. There is concern that we are on the precipice of a 'post-antibiotic era'. The situation is exacerbated by a stagnation in the pharmaceutical industry in developing new antibiotics, particularly those with activity against some of the most resistant Gram-negative organisms because of significant economic, scientific, and regulatory barriers. One of the products of recent initiatives to reinvigorate the antibiotic pipeline is the agent ceftolozane/tazobactam. Ceftolozane/tazobactam was approved in December 2014 by the US Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections and complicated intra-abdominal infections for patients 18 years of age and older. The safety and effectiveness of ceftolozane/tazobactam in pediatric patients has not been established in clinical studies. However, with the rise of highly drug-resistant Gram-negative organisms in children and the current climate of ongoing, multiple, and simultaneous antibiotic shortages--particularly of broad-spectrum antibiotics, the potential off-label role of ceftolozane/tazobactam for children needs to be explored while pediatric studies are ongoing. The objective of this opinion piece is to discuss what is currently known about ceftolozane/tazobactam and its potential implications for use in the pediatric population.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsCephalosporinsChildHumansIntraabdominal InfectionsPenicillanic AcidTazobactamAnti-Bacterial AgentsceftolozaneCephalosporinsPenicillanic AcidTazobactam

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PMID26645401
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