| Literature DB >> 29891605 |
Fangyou Yu1,2, Jingnan Lv2, Siqiang Niu3, Hong Du4, Yi-Wei Tang5,6, Robert A Bonomo7,8,9,10,11, Barry N Kreiswirth12, Liang Chen13.
Abstract
Carbapenem-resistant and hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKp) strains have emerged while antimicrobial treatment options remain limited. Herein, we tested the in vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam and other comparator antibiotics against 65 CR-hvKp isolates. Ceftazidime-avibactam, colistin, and tigecycline are highly active in vitro against CR-hvKp isolates (MIC90, ≤1 μg/ml), including K. pneumoniae carbapenemase 2 (KPC-2)-producing ST11 CR-hvKp. On the basis of previous clinical experience and the in vitro data presented herein, we posit that ceftazidime-avibactam is a therapeutic option against CR-hvKp infections.Entities:
Keywords: carbapenem resistance; ceftazidime-avibactam; hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae; susceptibility
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Year: 2018 PMID: 29891605 PMCID: PMC6105775 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.01031-18
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191