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beta-lactam antibiotic
Antibiotics containing a beta-lactam ring
1) penicillins
2) cephalosporins
3) monobactams
Laboratory:
- beta-lactam resistance gene
Special laboratory:
- point-of-care beta-lactam allergy skin testing [2]
Management:
- Continuous infusion vs standard intermittent infusion did not improve 90-day mortality [3]
Interactions
drug interactions
Related
beta lactamase
Specific
cephalosporin
monobactam (monobactam antibiotic)
penicillin
General
antibacterial agent
Database Correlations
Kegg map/map00312
References
- Loinc
- Leis JA, Palmay L, Ho G et al.
Point-of-care beta-lactam allergy skin testing by antimicrobial
stewardship programs: A pragmatic multicenter prospective
evaluation.
Clin Infect Dis 2017 Jun 1
PMID: 28575226
- Dulhunty JM, Brett SJ, De Waele JJ et al.
Continuous vs intermittent beta-lactam antibiotic infusions in critically ill
patients with sepsis: The BLING III randomized clinical trial.
JAMA 2024 Jun 12; [e-pub.
PMID: 38864155 PMCID: PMC11170452 (available on 2024-12-12)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2819971
- Abdul-Aziz MH, et al.
Prolonged vs intermittent infusions of beta-lactam antibiotics in adults
with sepsis or septic shock: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
JAMA 2024 Jun 12; [e-pub]
PMID: 38864162 PMCID: PMC11170459 (available on 2024-12-12)
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2819970