| Literature DB >> 28483952 |
Madeline King1, Emily Heil2, Safia Kuriakose3, Tiffany Bias4, Vanthida Huang5, Claudine El-Beyrouty6, Dorothy McCoy7, Jon Hiles8, Lynette Richards3, Julianne Gardner9, Nicole Harrington9, Kenneth Biason3, Jason C Gallagher10.
Abstract
Ceftazidime-avibactam is a novel cephalosporin-beta-lactamase inhibitor combination that is active against many carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). We describe a retrospective chart review for 60 patients who received ceftazidime-avibactam for a CRE infection. In-hospital mortality was 32%, 53% of patients had microbiological cure, and 65% had clinical success. In this severely ill population with CRE infections, ceftazidime-avibactam was an appropriate option.Entities:
Keywords: antibiotic resistance; beta-lactamases; carbapenemase
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Year: 2017 PMID: 28483952 PMCID: PMC5487633 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00449-17
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191