Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Treated with Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Tertiary Care Hospital

Background. Vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ) are commonly used as empirical therapy for patients with health care associated infections. Vancomycin has been recognized as a nephrotoxic agent and in a few cases in the literature PTZ has been associated with interstitial nephritis neverthe...

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Main Authors: Mohammed Al Nuhait, Laila C. Abu Esba, Khalid Al Harbi, Meshary Al Meshary, Rami T. Bustami
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:International Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/9256528