Mandee Noval1, Mary Banoub2, Kimberly C Claeys1, Emily Heil3. 1. Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 N Pine Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. 2. University of Maryland Medical Center, 22 S Greene Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. 3. Department of Pharmacy Practice and Science, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, 20 N Pine Street, Baltimore, MD, 21201, USA. eheil@rx.umaryland.edu.
Abstract
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Resistant gram-negative infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat, prompting increased focus on drug development. This review will focus primarily on the new beta-lactam agents developed in the past 5 years that target multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative organisms, including those producing carbapenemases. RECENT FINDINGS: Four new agents including ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI), meropenem-vaborbactam (MER-VAB), imipenem-relebactam (IMI-REL), and cefiderocol have recently been approved for the treatment of resistant gram-negative infections. CAZ-AVI remains an option for blaOXA-48-producing isolates and potentially MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but the concern for resistance arises when using the agent for KPC-producing Enterobacteriales. MER-VAB appears to be more stable than CAZ-AVI in the treatment of KPC-producing Enterobacteriales but less is known about its propensity for the development of resistance and the drug does not reliably expand the coverage of meropenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates. IMI-REL expands the spectrum of imipenem-cilastatin to include KPC-producing Enterobacteriales as well as MDR P. aeruginosa but much less is known about its real-world clinical utility. Cefiderocol is the only of the four new agents with efficacy against metallo-beta-lactamases and resistant Acinetobacter species, but comparator studies using best available therapy for carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections show higher mortality rates with the new drug, making its role in clinical therapy still to be determined. The new beta-lactams differ in their mechanisms of combatting resistance and thus have unique roles in therapy. Additional evidence is needed regarding the potential for development of resistance in the newer combination agents, as well as for the role of cefiderocol in carbapenem-resistant gram-negative infections.
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Resistant gram-negative infections are becoming increasingly difficult to treat, prompting increased focus on drug development. This review will focus primarily on the new beta-lactam agents developed in the past 5 years that target multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram-negative organisms, including those producing carbapenemases. RECENT FINDINGS: Four new agents including ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI), meropenem-vaborbactam (MER-VAB), imipenem-relebactam (IMI-REL), and cefiderocol have recently been approved for the treatment of resistant gram-negative infections. CAZ-AVI remains an option for blaOXA-48-producing isolates and potentially MDR Pseudomonas aeruginosa, but the concern for resistance arises when using the agent for KPC-producing Enterobacteriales. MER-VAB appears to be more stable than CAZ-AVI in the treatment of KPC-producing Enterobacteriales but less is known about its propensity for the development of resistance and the drug does not reliably expand the coverage of meropenem-resistant P. aeruginosa isolates. IMI-REL expands the spectrum of imipenem-cilastatin to include KPC-producing Enterobacteriales as well as MDR P. aeruginosa but much less is known about its real-world clinical utility. Cefiderocol is the only of the four new agents with efficacy against metallo-beta-lactamases and resistant Acinetobacter species, but comparator studies using best available therapy for carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections show higher mortality rates with the new drug, making its role in clinical therapy still to be determined. The new beta-lactams differ in their mechanisms of combatting resistance and thus have unique roles in therapy. Additional evidence is needed regarding the potential for development of resistance in the newer combination agents, as well as for the role of cefiderocol in carbapenem-resistant gram-negative infections.
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