| Literature DB >> 31262761 |
Matthew C Canver1,2, Michael J Satlin1,3, Lars F Westblade1,2, Barry N Kreiswirth4, Liang Chen4, Amy Robertson1, Kathy Fauntleroy1, Marisa La Spina1, Katrina Callan1, Stephen G Jenkins5,2.
Abstract
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) strains are an urgent public health threat. We evaluated the in vitro activities of 19 antimicrobial agents, including imipenem-relebactam, against (i) 106 CRE bloodstream isolates that primarily expressed Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) and (ii) 20 OXA-48-like-expressing CRE isolates. Ninety-five percent of CRE bloodstream isolates were susceptible to imipenem-relebactam. In contrast to their comparable activities against KPC-producing CRE strains, ceftazidime-avibactam was more active in vitro against OXA-48-like CRE strains than was imipenem-relebactam (90% susceptible versus 15% susceptible).Entities:
Keywords: carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceaezzm321990; ceftazidime-avibactam; imipenem-relebactam
Year: 2019 PMID: 31262761 PMCID: PMC6709495 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.00672-19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191