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ReviewInfectious disease reports2024

The Subcutaneous Administration of Beta-Lactams: A Case Report and Literary Review-To Do Small Things in a Great Way.

Gabriele Maria Leanza, Beatrice Liguoro, Simone Giuliano, Chiara Moreal, Luca Montanari, Jacopo Angelini, Tommaso Cai, Rita Murri, Carlo Tascini

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Review in Infectious disease reports, 2024. 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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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

  1. When and How to Use Subcutaneous Antibiotics.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Gabriele Maria LeanzaDipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-6547-4395
Beatrice LiguoroDipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.
Simone GiulianoInfectious Diseases Clinic, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria del Friuli Centrale (ASUFC), 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-2475-8732
Chiara MorealInfectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7926-7581
Luca MontanariInfectious Diseases Clinic, Department of Medicine (DAME), University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
Jacopo AngeliniPharmacology Institute, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria del Friuli Centrale (ASUFC), 33100 Udine, Italy.
Tommaso CaiDepartment of Urology, Santa Chiara Regional Hospital, 38123 Trento, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-7234-3526
Rita MurriDipartimento di Sicurezza e Bioetica, Università Cattolica del S. Cuore, 00168 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9468-5458
Carlo TasciniInfectious Diseases Clinic, Azienda Sanitaria Universitaria del Friuli Centrale (ASUFC), 33100 Udine, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9625-6024

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The subcutaneous (s.c.) route is a commonly used method for delivering various drugs, although its application in the administration of antibiotics is relatively uncommon. In this case, we report a successful treatment of nosocomial pneumonia using piperacillin/tazobactam via continuous subcutaneous administration. Furthermore, this article provides an overview of the current literature regarding the s.c. administration of beta-lactam antibiotics. Based on our analysis, we identified only 15 studies that described the s.c. use of beta-lactam antibiotics in human subjects. Among these studies, cephalosporins were the most extensively investigated antibiotic class, with 10 available studies. According to the study findings, all three antibiotic classes (cephalosporins, penicillins, and carbapenems) demonstrated a similar pharmacokinetic profile when administered via the subcutaneous route. The subcutaneous route appears to be associated with a lower peak serum concentration (C

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beta-lactamsPK/PDsubcutaneous administration

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PMID38391585
PMCPMC10887887

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