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tazobactam

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tazobactam /taz·o·bac·tam/ (taz″o-bak´tam) a β inhibitor having antibacterial actions and uses similar to those of sulbactam; used as the sodium salt.
tazobactam
[taz′o-bak′tam]
a beta-lactamase inhibitor having antibacterial actions and uses similar to those of sulbactam. It is used as the sodium salt.
tazobactam [taz″o-bak´tam]
a β-lactamase inhibitor having antibacterial actions and uses similar to those of sulbactam; used as the sodium salt.
tazobactam
a penicillanic acid sulfone derivative, similar to sulbactam; often combined with other antibiotics to extend their spectrum of activity.
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The most successful strategy that has been adopted to overcome the resistance to penicillinase is by administering clavulinic acid, with the drugs sulbactam and tazobactam (Lee et al.
Synergism between natural products and antibiotics against infectious ... by Hemaiswarya, Shanmugam; Kruthiventi, Anil Kumar; Doble, Mukesh / Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology
These enzymes can spread to other members of the Enterobacteriaceae family and are inactivated by [beta]-lactamase inhibitors such as clavulanic acid, tazobactam, and sulbactam.
Update on antimicrobial resistance by Flaws, Maribeth Laude; Verma, Punam; Traver, Robbin / Medical Laboratory Observer
coli susceptible to amikacin, gentamicin, tobramycin, piperacillin/ tazobactam, trimethoprim/ sulfamethoxazole, imipenem, and nitrofurantoin.
Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase in long-term ... by McGuinn, Marcella; Hershow, Ronald C.; Janda, William M. / Emerging Infectious Diseases
 
 
 
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