Pharmacokinetics, safety and population pharmacokinetics/pharmacodynamics analysis of meropenem-vaborbactam in Chinese healthy participants [PDF]
BackgroundMeropenem-vaborbactam is a fixed-dose β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combination active against carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE), especially Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing CRE.
Wanzhen Li +24 more
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Meropenem/Vaborbactam—A Mechanistic Review for Insight into Future Development of Combinational Therapies [PDF]
Beta-lactam antibiotics have been a major climacteric in medicine for being the first bactericidal compound available for clinical use. They have continually been prescribed since their development in the 1940s, and their application has saved an ...
Woo Shik Shin
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Aminoglycosides enhance meropenem/vaborbactam activity against KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae in the hollow fiber infection model [PDF]
Meropenem/vaborbactam is a preferred treatment option for KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) infections, but clinical cure rates remain suboptimal when it is used alone.
Nidhi Singh +13 more
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Unlocking potentials: the impact of meropenem, meropenem-vaborbactam, and ceftazidime-avibactam in combating carbapenem-resistant Enterobacter cloacae [PDF]
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CREs) are recognized as an urgent public threat by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This study assesses the activity of humanized serum concentrations for meropenem (2 g Q8h), meropenem-vaborbactam (4
Thomas Lavoie +5 more
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In vitro activity of meropenem-vaborbactam combinations and eravacycline against carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii [PDF]
Treatment of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) presents a growing clinical challenge. This study evaluated the in vitro efficacy of eravacycline and the potential synergistic activity of meropenem-vaborbactam in combination with either ...
Amira H. El-Ashry +4 more
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Comparative outcomes of ceftazidime-avibactam versus meropenem-vaborbactam for KPC-producing Enterobacterales infections [PDF]
Thirty-day mortality was similar in a propensity-score-weighted cohort of 73 patients with KPC-producing Enterobacterales infections treated with ceftazidime-avibactam or meropenem-vaborbactam.
Sara M. Karaba +9 more
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Emergence of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Spain: insights into an outbreak and resistance to the novel carbapenem/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations imipenem/relebactam and meropenem/vaborbactam [PDF]
We report an outbreak of KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Spain, involving four patients and an environmental isolate recovered from a hospital sink.
Gloria Pérez-Rodríguez +13 more
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Meropenem/Vaborbactam in Pediatrics: 2 Cases of CRE Intraabdominal Infection. [PDF]
Meropenem/vaborbactam is a combination antibiotic with a carbapenem and a carbapenemase inhibitor typically reserved for extensively drug-resistant bacterial infections, such as carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE). Meropenem/vaborbactam is approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration for use in adults for complicated urinary tract
Sano U, Meyers R, Hasan U, Smoke S.
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Meropenem-Vaborbactam for Treatment of Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales: A Narrative Review of Clinical Practice Evidence. [PDF]
Among drug-resistant bacteria, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) are a major clinical challenge with limited options for treatment. In the last several years, new treatment options have emerged for CRE, including meropenem-vaborbactam (MVB).
Bassetti M +6 more
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An Appraisal of the Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Meropenem-Vaborbactam [PDF]
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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