Aztreonam
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INDICATIONS
FDA
FDA
- Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia
- Skin and soft tissue infections (caused by Gram-negative bacilli)
- Complicated and uncomplicated urinary tract infections
- Intra-abdominal infections (in combination with metronidazole)
- Septicemia (cause by Gram-negative bacilli)
- Gynecologic infections (in combination with anaerobic coverage)
- Nebulized aztreonam is indicated for treatment of respiratory symptoms in cystic fibrosis (CF patients with FEV1 of 25-75% of predicted) with P. aeruginosa
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
NON-FDA APPROVED USES
- Alternative therapy for treatment of Gram-negative infections in patients with severe allergies
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Last updated: June 3, 2017
Citation
Avdic, Edina, and Paul A Pham. "Aztreonam." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Johns Hopkins Guide, www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540041/all/Aztreonam.
Avdic E, Pham PA. Aztreonam. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540041/all/Aztreonam. Accessed September 16, 2019.
Avdic, E., & Pham, P. A. (2017). Aztreonam. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540041/all/Aztreonam
Avdic E, Pham PA. Aztreonam [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2019 September 16]. Available from: https://www.hopkinsguides.com/hopkins/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540041/all/Aztreonam.
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