Beware of Zosyn

[serendipity730]

Hi all!I have been on iv's for the last 3 wks. Since it was close to my last round of iv's, my dr. switched up my antibiotics and put me on Zosyn instead of my usual ceftaz. Well, the day before Easter I spiked a fever of 101. On Easter it went up to 103, so I called the hospital and they wanted me to come in. While in the hospital, my fever went up to 105. To make a long story short, it turned out to be the Zosyn. Apparently, there is an increased risk of this kind of fever response in CF patients (which makes me wonder why they would use it in CF, esp when I am sensitive to other antibiotics.) Just thought I would pass this along so that others may avoid my experience.Mary

 

[anonymous]

Hi Mary, My son was put on Zosyn a couple years ago. I had to take him to hospital because of severe rash . Thats when I found out the same thing you did, that cf patients are more likely to react to this drug combination. I was not aware that it contains piparicillin and tazobactam. My son is allergic to penicillin. It still doesn't make sense to me that they would take that chance. So now before he starts any new meds I research them so I know what he's taking. Hope you're feeling betterHeather