Pathogenesis of gram-negative bacteremia

CL Holmes, MT Anderson, HLT Mobley… - Clinical microbiology …, 2021 - Am Soc Microbiol
Gram-negative bacteremia is a devastating public health threat, with high mortality in
vulnerable populations and significant costs to the global economy. Concerningly, rates of …

Clinical and economic consequences of hospital-acquired resistant and multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a systematic review and meta …

D Nathwani, G Raman, K Sulham, M Gavaghan… - … resistance and infection …, 2014 - Springer
Background Increasing rates of resistant and multidrug-resistant (MDR) P. aeruginosa in
hospitalized patients constitute a major public health threat. We present a systematic review …

Ceftolozane-Tazobactam for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: Clinical Effectiveness and Evolution of Resistance

G Haidar, NJ Philips, RK Shields… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background Data on the use of ceftolozane-tazobactam and emergence of ceftolozane-
tazobactam resistance during multidrug resistant (MDR)-Pseudomonas aeruginosa …

Current concepts in antimicrobial therapy against resistant gram-negative organisms: extended-spectrum β-lactamase–producing enterobacteriaceae, carbapenem …

SS Kanj, ZA Kanafani - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2011 - Elsevier
The development of antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative pathogens has been
progressive and relentless. Pathogens of particular concern include extended-spectrum β …

Host and Pathogen Biomarkers for Severe Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections

C Juan, C Peña, A Oliver - The Journal of infectious diseases, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is among the leading causes of severe nosocomial infections,
particularly affecting critically ill and immunocompromised patients. Here we review the …

In Vitro Assessment and Multicenter Cohort Study of Comparative Nephrotoxicity Rates Associated with Colistimethate versus Polymyxin B Therapy

K Phe, Y Lee, PM McDaneld, N Prasad… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2014 - Am Soc Microbiol
Despite concerns of nephrotoxicity, polymyxin antibiotics often remain the only susceptible
agents for multidrug-resistant (MDR) Gram-negative bacteria. Colistin has been more …

Predictors of mortality in patients with infections due to multi-drug resistant Gram negative bacteria: the study, the patient, the bug or the drug?

KZ Vardakas, PI Rafailidis, AA Konstantelias… - Journal of Infection, 2013 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To study the predictors of mortality among patients with multi-drug resistant
Gram negative (MDRGN) infections and the role of MDRGN bacteria in the outcome of such …

Ceftolozane-Tazobactam for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections: A Multicenter Study

JC Gallagher, MJ Satlin, A Elabor… - Open forum …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Multidrug-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections remain
common in hospitals worldwide. We investigated the outcomes associated with the use of …

In Vitro Activity of Imipenem-Relebactam against Gram-Negative ESKAPE Pathogens Isolated by Clinical Laboratories in the United States in 2015 (Results from the …

SH Lob, MA Hackel, KM Kazmierczak… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Relebactam (formerly MK-7655) is an inhibitor of class A and C β-lactamases,
including Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC), and is currently in clinical …

Megalin blockade with cilastatin suppresses drug-induced nephrotoxicity

Y Hori, N Aoki, S Kuwahara, M Hosojima… - Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Nephrotoxicity induced by antimicrobial or anticancer drugs is a serious clinical problem.
Megalin, an endocytic receptor expressed at the apical membranes of proximal tubules …