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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.
1 Very broad antibiotics so easier to remember common bugs that it does NOT cover: MRSA, most strains of VRE, many Coag negative staph strains, Atypicals (Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Legionella), ESBLs.  Note Zosynâs higher dosing for PNA/Pseudomonas coverage: 4.5 g q6 hrs (vs.