Empiric antibiotic therapy for VAP targets P. aeruginosa and includes ceftazidime, piperacillin-tazobactam, aztreonam, meropenem, and ciprofloxacin.
VAP:n empiirinen antibioottihoito sisältää P. aeruginosaa vastaan suunnattuja lääkkeitä, kuten seftatsidiimia, piperasilliini-tatsobaktaamia, atreonamia, meropeneemia ja siprofloksasiinia.
| Front | What is the empiric antibiotic therapy for VAP? |
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| Back | P.aeruginosa → common causes of ventilator-associated and hospital-acquired pneumonias→ ceftazidime (3rd gen cephalosporin) → piperacillin-tazobactam, aztreonam, meropenem, doripenem, imipenem, ciprofloxacin |
Tags: antimicrobial, drugs
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