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In Vitro Susceptibility of Aztreonam-Vaborbactam, Aztreonam-Relebactam and Aztreonam-Avibactam Associations against Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria

Antibiotics, 2023
Background: Despite the availability of new options (ceftazidime-avibactam, imipenem-relebactam, meropenem-vaborbactam and cefiderocol), it is still very difficult to treat infections caused by metallo-β-lactamase (MBLs)-producers resistant to aztreonam.
Cécile Emeraud, Sandrine Bernabeu, Laurent Dortet   +2 more
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In vitro activity of new combinations of β-lactam and β-lactamase inhibitors against the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
As meropenem-clavulanic acid is recommended for the treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis, the repurposing of new carbapenem combinations may provide new treatment options, including oral alternatives.
Elin Economou Lundeberg, Viktoria Andersson, Maria Wijkander, Ramona Groenheit, Mikael Mansjö, Jim Werngren, Teresa Cortes, Ivan Barilar, Stefan Niemann, Matthias Merker, Claudio U. Köser, Lina Davies Forsman   +11 more
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Microbiology of Meropenem-Vaborbactam: A Novel Carbapenem Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor Combination for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Infections

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2020
Plain Language Summary Meropenem-vaborbactam is a new combination antibiotic that was designed specifically for efficacy against bacteria that produce the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) enzyme, which enables resistance to beta-lactam ...
Tanaya Bhowmick, Melvin P. Weinstein
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Antimicrobial activities of ceftazidime/avibactam, ceftolozane/tazobactam, imipenem/relebactam, meropenem/vaborbactam, and comparators against Pseudomonas aeruginosa from patients with skin and soft tissue infections

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2021
Background: The limited armamentarium against multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli led to the development of a new generation of β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations (BL/BLI).
Helio S. Sader, Mariana Castanheira, Leonard R. Duncan, Rodrigo E. Mendes   +3 more
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An Appraisal of the Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Meropenem-Vaborbactam

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2020
Plain Language Summary Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative pathogens, specifically, Enterobacteriaceae, remain an urgent public health threat, and safe, effective treatment options are limited. The antibiotic agents meropenem and vaborbactam were selected
Eric Wenzler, Patrick J. Scoble
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The European Medicines Agency Approved the New Antibacterial Drugs – Response to the 2017 Who Report on the Global Problem of Multi-Drug Resistance

Postępy Mikrobiologii, 2021
The growing problem of antimicrobial resistance has been classified by the World Health Organization (WHO) as one of the top ten threats to mankind. In a special report published in 2017, the WHO presented a list of microorganisms for which the search ...
Krajewska Joanna, Laudy Agnieszka Ewa
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A Post-Neurosurgical Infection due to KPC-Producing Klebsiella pneumoniae Treated with Meropenem-Vaborbactam: A Case Report

International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2022
This case report describes a patient with post-neurosurgical infection and bacteremia caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae.
Seohyun Choi, Marianna Fedorenko, Janet Lin-Torre, Nirav Mistry, Steven Smoke   +4 more
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Stability Studies of Antipseudomonal Beta Lactam Agents for Outpatient Therapy

Pharmaceutics, 2023
Outpatient parenteral antimicrobial therapy (OPAT) is a useful treatment strategy against Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other multidrug-resistant bacteria.
Beatriz Fernández-Rubio, Laura Herrera-Hidalgo, Arístides de Alarcón, Rafael Luque-Márquez, Luis E. López-Cortés, Sònia Luque, José María Gutiérrez-Urbón, Aurora Fernández-Polo, Alicia Gutiérrez-Valencia, María V. Gil-Navarro   +9 more
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Effect and Safety of Meropenem–Vaborbactam versus Best-Available Therapy in Patients with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections: The TANGO II Randomized Clinical Trial

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2018
Introduction Treatment options for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) infections are limited and CRE infections remain associated with high clinical failure and mortality rates, particularly in vulnerable patient populations.
Richard G. Wunderink, Evangelos J. Giamarellos-Bourboulis, Galia Rahav, Amy J. Mathers, Matteo Bassetti, Jose Vazquez, Oliver A. Cornely, Joseph Solomkin, Tanaya Bhowmick, Jihad Bishara, George L. Daikos, Tim Felton, Maria Jose Lopez Furst, Eun Jeong Kwak, Francesco Menichetti, Ilana Oren, Elizabeth L. Alexander, David Griffith, Olga Lomovskaya, Jeffery Loutit, Shu Zhang, Michael N. Dudley, Keith S. Kaye   +22 more
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Clinical Evaluation of Meropenem-Vaborbactam Combination for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infection: Evidence to Date

Infection and Drug Resistance, 2023
Fischer Herald,1 Rodrigo M Burgos1,2 1Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USA; 2Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, USACorrespondence ...
Herald F, Burgos RM
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