ceftazidime
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- noun
- /ˌsɛfˈtæzɪˌdaɪm/
- Specialized
- In a very actively draining ear, we use an IV antipseudomonal antibiotic (e.g., ticarcillin/clavulanate, ceftazidime, or, less often, piperacillin or aztreonam).
- ceftazidime and ciprofloxacin
Examples
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Pseudomonas aeruginosa was identified in the pus, and the patient was started on intravenous ceftazidime at 1 gram twice daily.
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The patient was treated with intravenous amphotericin B at a dose of 0.2 mg/kg/day and with IV ceftazidime, amoxicillin/clavulanate, and metronidazole.
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I was gonna start her on ceftazidime.
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15. This is interesting because our case also showed a rapid response to ciprofloxacin and ceftazidime with clinical and radiological improvement in five days.
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She was started on intravenous ceftazidime and ciprofloxacin.
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If an obvious Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection is present, antipseudomonal antibiotics, such as ciprofloxacin, ceftazidime, or ticarcillin/clavulanic acid, are administered.
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Standard antimicrobial therapy consisted of netilmicin and piperacillin; patients who did not respond were given vancomycin with ceftazidime or ciprofloxacin, and if there was still no response, amphotericin B was added.
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We report a case of Kikuchi's disease presenting with hilar and mediastinal lymphadenopathy in association with lung infiltration that rapidly responded to ciproxin and ceftazidime treatment.
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The doctor prescribed ceftazidime to treat the patient's severe bacterial infection.
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After identifying the bacteria, the team decided to administer ceftazidime by injection.
Synonyms
A medicine that kills bacteria given by injection to treat infections
A medicine given by injection in hospital to treat bacterial infections
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ceftazidime is a medical name made of parts: the start cef- marks it as part of a group of drugs called cephalosporins, a common type of 'antibiotic', and the ending -azidime is the unique part that names this specific drug. A helpful way to remember it is that names starting with cef- often mean an 'antibiotic', so ceftazidime is the particular antibiotic doctors use to treat serious infections, usually given by injection.