Drugs effective against pseudomonas include :
A. Cefazoline.B. Ceftazidine
C. Piperacillin
D. Cefuroxime.
E. Cefotaxime
Answer. B. Ceftazidime ; (C)
Piperacillin
• Anti-pseudomonal penicillins
- Piperacillin/Tazobactum
- Mezlocillin
- Ticarcillin/Clavulunate
• Anti-pseudomonal cephalosporins
-
Ceftazidime
- Cefoperazone
- Cefepime
• Other anti-pseudomonals are :
- Tobramycin, Gentamycin, amikacin
-Imipenem/cilastatin, Meropenem
- Aztreonam
- Polymyxin B
- Ciprofloxacin, Levofloxacin.
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Colistin
