Beta lactam antibiotic

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Broader Terms

antibiotic, lactam

Narrower Terms

cephalosporin, penicillin

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• Managing a patient with a history of beta-lactam reactions and an infection that traditionally requires a beta-lactam antibiotic is a major challenge.
• Bottom Line: When used alone, a beta-lactam antibiotic is as effective as a combination with an aminoglycoside antibiotic in the treatment of sepsis caused by a variety of infections in immunocompetent patients.
• However, industrial synthesis of beta-lactam antibiotic is still carried out via unfavorable chemical routes.
• No beta-lactam antibiotic is immune to the effects of every beta-lactamase.
• Patients with CA-MRSA infections are at risk for life-threatening infections, particularly if a beta-lactam antibiotic is used and the infecting strain proves to be resistant.

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