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Piperacillin/Tazobactam. Piperacillin and tazobactam are given together as injectable antibiotics for anaerobic bacterial infection. The brand name of the drug combination is Zosyn, and it contains the antibiotic piperacillin sodium and the Î²-lactamase inhibitor tazobactam sodium.
Nosocomial Pneumonia. Initial presumptive treatment of patients with nosocomial pneumonia should start with Zosyn at a dosage of 4.5 g every six hours plus an aminoglycoside, totaling 18.0 g (16.0 g piperacillin/2.0 g tazobactam). The recommended duration of Zosyn treatment for nosocomial pneumonia is 7 to 14 days.