Treatment options for K. pneumoniae, P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii co-resistant to carbapenems, aminoglycosides, polymyxins and tigecycline: an approach …

S Karakonstantis, EI Kritsotakis, A Gikas - Infection, 2020 - Springer
The management of carbapenem-resistant infections is often based on polymyxins,
tigecycline, aminoglycosides and their combinations. However, in a recent systematic …

[PDF][PDF] Therapy of infections due to carbapenem-resistant gram-negative pathogens

CS Lee, Y Doi - Infection & chemotherapy, 2014 - synapse.koreamed.org
The prevalence of carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial pathogens (CRGNs) has
increased dramatically during the last 10 years, but the optimal treatment for CRGN …

Combined effect of polymyxin B and tigecycline to overcome heteroresistance in carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Y Tian, QY Zhang, LR Wen, JS Chen - Microbiology spectrum, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
We assessed the prevalence of polymyxin B (PMB)-and tigecycline (TGC)-heteroresistant
Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates and investigated the combined effect of PMB and TGC …

Combination therapy for carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

AP Zavascki, JB Bulitta… - Expert review of anti …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
The emergence of resistant to carbapenems Gram-negative bacteria (CR GNB) has severely
challenged antimicrobial therapy. Many CR GNB isolates are only susceptible to …

Carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: implication on future therapeutic strategies

I Karaiskos, I Galani, V Papoutsaki… - Expert Review of Anti …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction The emergence of carbapenemase resistant Gram-negative is designated as an
'urgent'priority of public health. Carbapenemase producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (CPKP) …

A hospital-based matched case–control study to identify clinical outcome and risk factors associated with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae infection

L Correa, MDV Martino, I Siqueira, J Pasternak… - BMC infectious …, 2013 - Springer
Background Healthcare-associated infections caused by Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates
are increasing and few effective antibiotics are currently available to treat patients. We …

Multidrug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae: mechanisms of resistance including updated data for novel β-lactam-β-lactamase inhibitor combinations

I Galani, I Karaiskos, H Giamarellou - Expert Review of Anti …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Introduction: Multi-drug-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae is currently one of the
most pressing emerging issues in bacterial resistance. Treatment of K. pneumoniae …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment options for carbapenem-resistant gram-negative infections

M Fritzenwanker, C Imirzalioglu, S Herold… - Deutsches Ärzteblatt …, 2018 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Rates of colonization and infection with carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative
pathogens are on the rise, particularly in southeastern European countries, and this is …

KPC-mediated resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam and collateral effects in Klebsiella pneumoniae

J Findlay, L Poirel, M Juhas… - Antimicrobial Agents and …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, such as Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase
(KPC)-producing K. pneumoniae, represent a major threat to public health due to their rapid …

Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae: An Update on Therapeutic Options

CC Sheu, YT Chang, SY Lin, YH Chen… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Carbapenems are considered as last-resort antibiotics for the treatment of infections caused
by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria. With the increasing use of carbapenems in …