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ArticleThe Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy2021

Nephrotoxicity of concomitant piperacillin/tazobactam and teicoplanin compared with monotherapy.

J D Workum, C Kramers, E Kolwijck, J A Schouten, S N de Wildt, R J Brüggemann

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Article in The Journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Comparison of teicoplanin versus vancomycin in combination with piperacillin-tazobactam or meropenem for the risk of acute kidney injury.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 1 institution in 2 countries.

J D WorkumDepartment of Intensive Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
C KramersDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Radboud Institute Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
E KolwijckDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
J A SchoutenDepartment of Intensive Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
S N de WildtDepartment of Intensive Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
R J BrüggemannDepartment of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Radboud Institute Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Geert Grooteplein Zuid 10, 6525 GA Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Radboud University Nijmegen · NL

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesPiperacillin/tazobactam combined with vancomycin has been associated with a decline in renal function when compared with monotherapy. Teicoplanin is a glycopeptide similar to vancomycin. We investigated whether piperacillin/tazobactam combined with teicoplanin is associated with a decline in renal function as well.

methodsWe conducted a single-centre retrospective cohort study with data from our electronic health records from 9 August 2013 to 15 November 2019, including all adult patients that received either piperacillin/tazobactam, teicoplanin or piperacillin/tazobactam + teicoplanin. The incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) at 48-72 h served as the primary outcome, whereas change in serum creatinine served as a secondary outcome.

resultsOf the 4202 included patients, 3188 (75.9%) received piperacillin/tazobactam, 791 (18.8%) received teicoplanin and 223 (5.3%) received piperacillin/tazobactam + teicoplanin. The incidence of AKI at 48-72 h after commencement of antibiotic therapy was 5.4% for piperacillin/tazobactam, 3.4% for teicoplanin and 11.7% for piperacillin/tazobactam + teicoplanin (P < 0.001). However, mean serum creatinine at 48-72 h was slightly higher in the piperacillin/tazobactam + teicoplanin group therapy compared with baseline [+1.61% (95% CI -2.25 to 5.70)], indicating a slight decrease in renal function, and decreased for piperacillin/tazobactam [-1.98% (95% CI -2.73 to -1.22)] and teicoplanin [-8.01% (95% CI -9.54 to -6.45)]. After correcting for significant confounders in a multivariate linear regression analysis, these patterns remained.

conclusionsOur study suggests that piperacillin/tazobactam + teicoplanin is associated with a higher prevalence of AKI compared with monotherapy. However, as the overall decline in renal function with piperacillin/tazobactam + teicoplanin is very small, its clinical relevance is likely limited. Therefore, piperacillin/tazobactam + teicoplanin can probably be safely combined.

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Acute Kidney InjuryTeicoplaninAdultAnti-Bacterial AgentsDrug Therapy, CombinationHumansPenicillanic AcidPiperacillinPiperacillin, Tazobactam Drug CombinationRetrospective StudiesVancomycinAnti-Bacterial AgentsPenicillanic AcidPiperacillinPiperacillin, Tazobactam Drug CombinationTeicoplaninVancomycin

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PMID32944771
PMCPMC7729383
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