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COMMON ANTIBIOTIC TIED TO HIGHER DEATH RISK IN SICKEST PATIENTS

MAY 14TH, 2024 POSTED BY U. MICHIGAN (Credit: Getty Images) Decisions about which antibiotics to give a patient when a life-threatening infection is suspected may have unintended consequences for patient outcomes, a new study reveals. Beginning in 2015, a 15-month national shortage of a commonly prescribed antibiotic, piperacillin/tazobactam, known by the brand name Zosyn, provided a unique...