Safety of megadose meropenem in the empirical treatment of nosocomial sepsis : a pilot randomized clinical trial

Objective: To evaluate the safety of megadose meropenem as empirical treatment of nosocomial sepsis. Materials & methods: Critically ill patients diagnosed with sepsis received either high-dose (2 g every 8 h) or megadose (4 g every 8 h) meropenem as an intravenous infusion over 3 h. Results: A total of 23 patients with nosocomial sepsis were eligible and included in the megadose (n = 11) or high-dose (n = 12) group. No treatment-related adverse events were observed during a 14-day follow-up. Clinical response was also comparable between the groups. Conclusion: Megadose meropenem may be considered for empirical treatment of nosocomial sepsis without serious concern regarding its safety.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:18

Enthalten in:

Future microbiology - 18(2023) vom: 28. Apr., Seite 335-342

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Salehi, Mohammadreza [VerfasserIn]
Rezazade-Moayed, Farah [VerfasserIn]
Khalili, Hossein [VerfasserIn]
Hemati, Homa [VerfasserIn]
Aghdami, Nasser [VerfasserIn]
Dashtkoohi, Mohadese [VerfasserIn]
Dashtkoohi, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Beig-Mohammadi, Mohammad-Taghi [VerfasserIn]
Ramezani, Masoud [VerfasserIn]
Hajiabdolbaghi, Mahboobeh [VerfasserIn]
Fattah-Ghazi, Samrand [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Empirical
FV9J3JU8B1
High-dose
Journal Article
Megadose
Meropenem
Randomized Controlled Trial
Sepsis

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Date Completed 22.05.2023

Date Revised 24.05.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.2217/fmb-2022-0170

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM356435482