Beta-lactam-associated hypokalemia [PDF]
Journal of International Medical ResearchThe aim of this narrative review was to discuss the literature on β-lactam antibiotic-associated hypokalemia, a potentially life-threatening electrolyte disorder.
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Antibiotics, 2023 Beta-lactams are an important family of antibiotics used to treat infections and are commonly used in critically ill patients. Optimal use of these drugs in the intensive care unit (ICU) is important because of the serious complications from sepsis ...
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PBP4: A New Perspective on Staphylococcus aureus β-Lactam Resistance [PDF]
Microorganisms, 2018 β-lactam antibiotics are excellent drugs for treatment of staphylococcal infections, due to their superior efficacy and safety compared to other drugs.
Thaina M. da Costa +3 more
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Digital five-step questionnaire to enhance standard perioperative prophylaxis in surgical patients with reported allergy to beta-lactam-antibiotics [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyBackground: Most self-reported beta-lactam antibiotic (BLA) allergies are inaccurate. This study evaluated a digital tool designed to reassess beta-lactam allergies and enable the use of standard perioperative antibiotic prophylaxis (PAP) without the ...
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Promising Future of Novel Beta-Lactam Antibiotics Against Bacterial Resistance [PDF]
Drug Design, Development and TherapySaeed M Tayeb,1 Jaser A Alharbi,1 Bushra B Alattas,1 Dana M Alotaibi,1 Nawaf M Althibaiti,1 Jaser F Alharbi,1 Ahmad E SafirAldeen,1 Ibrahim R Alqurashi,1 Saad M Wali2 1Pharmaceutical Sciences Department, College of Pharmacy, Umm Al-Qura University ...
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Building a Beta‐Lactam Model‐Informed Precision Dosing Service in a Quaternary Care Children's Hospital [PDF]
Clinical and Translational ScienceThere has been growing interest in precision dosing of beta‐lactam antibiotics in recent years. At our institution, a quaternary children's hospital, we launched a new PK consult service utilizing a model‐informed precision dosing (MIPD) approach to ...
Sonya Tang Girdwood +12 more
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Impact of beta-lactam allergy labels on bone marrow transplant patients [PDF]
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare EpidemiologyBackground: Approximately 95% of patients with a beta-lactam allergy noted in their medical record are not truly allergic when tested. These patients may unnecessarily avoid first-line antibiotics, resulting in increased treatment failure, higher costs ...
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Delabelling beta-lactam allergy
Frontiers in PharmacologyBackground: Hypersensitivity to beta-lactam (BL) antibiotics is one of the most frequent reported drug allergies. In our population, it is common to find labels of BL allergy in electronic medical records (EMRs) that have not been assessed. The objective
Gustavo-Jorge Molina-Molina +21 more
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Daptomycin versus beta-lactam based therapy for the treatment of enterococcal endocarditis and other endovascular infections: a retrospective cohort study [PDF]
BMC Infectious DiseasesBackground Daptomycin has a favorable efficacy and safety profile against enterococcal infections, but it is currently a last line treatment for enterococcal infective endocarditis (EIE) due to limited evidence supporting its use.
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Overview of Beta-Lactam Allergy and the Role of the Pharmacist in Management
Allergies, 2021 Unverified beta-lactam allergies are a substantial public health problem, as the majority of patients labeled as beta-lactam allergic do not have clinically significant allergies that may hinder the use beta-lactam therapy when indicated.
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