New β-lactam–β-lactamase inhibitor combinations

D Yahav, CG Giske, A Grāmatniece… - Clinical microbiology …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
The limited armamentarium against drug-resistant Gram-negative bacilli has led to the
development of several novel β-lactam–β-lactamase inhibitor combinations (BLBLIs). In this …

Epidemiology and treatment of multidrug-resistant and extensively drug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections

JP Horcajada, M Montero, A Oliver, L Sorlí… - Clinical microbiology …, 2019 - Am Soc Microbiol
In recent years, the worldwide spread of the so-called high-risk clones of multidrug-resistant
or extensively drug-resistant (MDR/XDR) Pseudomonas aeruginosa has become a public …

The “old” and the “new” antibiotics for MDR gram-negative pathogens: for whom, when, and how

I Karaiskos, S Lagou, K Pontikis, V Rapti… - Frontiers in public …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The recent expansion of multidrug resistant and pan-drug-resistant pathogens poses
significant challenges in the treatment of healthcare associated infections. An important …

Treatment of infections due to MDR Gram-negative bacteria

M Bassetti, M Peghin, A Vena, DR Giacobbe - Frontiers in medicine, 2019 - frontiersin.org
The treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB) infections in
critically ill patients presents many challenges. Since an effective treatment should be …

Key takeaways from the US CDC's 2019 antibiotic resistance threats report for frontline providers

SS Kadri - Critical care medicine, 2020 - journals.lww.com
At 2.8 million infections due to AR pathogens and 35,900 attributable deaths each year (2),
AR is still a very real problem in the United States. Given that sicker patients not only tend to …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical data from studies involving novel antibiotics to treat multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacterial infections

SS Kanj, M Bassetti, P Kiratisin, C Rodrigues… - International journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria (GNB) pose a critical threat to
global healthcare, worsening outcomes and increasing mortality among infected patients …

[HTML][HTML] New agents for the treatment of infections with Gram-negative bacteria: restoring the miracle or false dawn?

H Wright, RA Bonomo, DL Paterson - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Antibiotic resistance in Gram-negative resistance has developed
without a commensurate response in the successful development of antibiotic agents …

Current and future perspectives in the treatment of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections

M Bassetti, J Garau - Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Microbial resistance is a serious threat to human health worldwide. Among the World Health
Organisation's list of priority resistant bacteria, three are listed as critical—the highest level of …

Real-world experience with ceftazidime-avibactam for multidrug-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections

SCJ Jorgensen, TD Trinh, EJ Zasowski… - Open forum …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Background We conducted this study to describe the clinical characteristics, microbiology,
and outcomes of patients treated with ceftazidime-avibactam (CZA) for a range of multidrug …

Ceftolozane/tazobactam for the treatment of serious Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a multicentre nationwide clinical experience

M Bassetti, N Castaldo, A Cattelan, C Mussini… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study describes the largest clinical experience using ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T) for
different Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections. A retrospective study was performed at 22 …