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Twisha S Patel1, Jason M Pogue2, John P Mills3, Keith S Kaye3.
Abstract
Meropenem-vaborbactam is a fixed-dose combination product of a carbapenem and a cyclic boronic acid β-lactamase inhibitor with potent in vitro activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE). The efficacy of meropenem-vaborbactam for the treatment of complicated urinary tract infections and acute pyelonephritis was demonstrated in a Phase III trial (TANGO I). Preliminary data from TANGO II, a separate Phase III study, support the efficacy of meropenem-vaborbactam for the treatment of infections caused by CRE. Overall, meropenem-vaborbactam appears to be safe and well tolerated. It has favorable toxicity, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic profiles compared with other antibiotics with activity against CRE. Meropenem-vaborbactam is an important addition to the current armamentarium of antimicrobial agents with activity against K. pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing CRE.Entities:
Keywords: Gram-negative; Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase; carbapenem; carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; meropenem and vaborbactam; β-lactam; β-lactamase; β-lactamase inhibitor
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29692218 PMCID: PMC6161103 DOI: 10.2217/fmb-2018-0054
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Future Microbiol ISSN: 1746-0913 Impact factor: 3.165