Metallo-β-lactamases: structure, function, epidemiology, treatment options, and the development pipeline

SE Boyd, DM Livermore, DC Hooper… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Modern medicine is threatened by the global rise of antibiotic resistance, especially among
Gram-negative bacteria. Metallo-β-lactamase (MBL) enzymes are a particular concern and …

Treatment of urinary tract infections in the era of antimicrobial resistance and new antimicrobial agents

MS Bader, M Loeb, D Leto, AA Brooks - Postgraduate medicine, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Urinary tract infections (UTIs) caused by antibiotic-resistant Gram-negative bacteria are a
growing concern due to limited treatment options. Knowledge of the common uropathogens …

New Drugs for the Treatment of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections with Limited Treatment Options: A Narrative Review

AR Losito, F Raffaelli, P Del Giacomo, M Tumbarello - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
P. aeruginosa is still one of the most threatening pathogens responsible for serious hospital-
acquired infections. It is intrinsically resistant to many antimicrobial agents and additional …

Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic analysis of continuous-infusion fosfomycin in combination with extended-infusion cefiderocol or continuous-infusion ceftazidime …

M Gatti, M Giannella, M Rinaldi, P Gaibani, P Viale… - Antibiotics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objectives: To perform a pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) analysis of continuous-
infusion (CI) fosfomycin combined with extended-infusion (EI) cefiderocol or CI ceftazidime …

Fosfomycin as partner drug for systemic infection management. A systematic review of its synergistic properties from in vitro and in vivo studies

RM Antonello, L Principe, AE Maraolo, V Viaggi, R Pol… - Antibiotics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Fosfomycin is being increasingly prescribed for multidrug-resistant bacterial infections. In
patients with systemic involvement, intravenous fosfomycin is usually administered as a …

Carbapenem-resistant gram-negative bacterial infections in children

D Aguilera-Alonso, L Escosa-García… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2020 - Am Soc Microbiol
Carbapenem-resistant organisms (CRO) are a major global public health threat.
Enterobacterales hydrolyze almost all β-lactams through carbapenemase production …

Assessment of the susceptibility of clinical Gram-negative and Gram-positive bacterial strains to fosfomycin and significance of this antibiotic in infection treatment

B Kowalska-Krochmal, B Mączyńska… - Pathogens, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multidrug resistance of bacteria has prompted intensive development work on new
medicines, but also the search for effective options among the oldest antibiotics. Although …

Relationship between pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic target attainment and microbiological outcome in critically ill COVID-19 patients with documented Gram …

M Sanz Codina, M Gatti, C Troisi, G Fornaro… - Pharmaceutics, 2022 - mdpi.com
Objectives: The objective of this study was to explore the relationship between
pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) target attainment of continuous-infusion (CI) …

An evidence-based multidisciplinary approach focused on creating algorithms for targeted therapy of Infection-Related Ventilator-Associated Complications (IVACs) …

M Gatti, B Viaggi, GM Rossolini, F Pea, P Viale - Antibiotics, 2021 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: To develop evidence-based algorithms for targeted antibiotic therapy of
infection-related ventilator-associated complications (IVACs) caused by non-fermenting …

Aztreonam/avibactam effect on pharmacodynamic indices for mutant selection of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae harbouring serine- and New Delhi …

K Feng, N Jia, P Zhu, S Sy, Y Liu, D Dong… - Journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Ceftazidime/avibactam is not active against MBL-producing bacteria. Combining
ceftazidime/avibactam or avibactam with aztreonam can counter the resistance of MBL …