Depending on where you practice, I think it is safe to assume there is a “nickname” for the combination of vancomycin/piperacillin-tazobactam (VAN/PTZ). “Guerilla-cillin,” “Parkla-mycin” or just “the big guns” this is a very common combination that is thrown up front for sepsis or health-care acquired infections (the debate of whether this is an appropriate approach
Dr. Germophile 