Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Aztreonam, an Interesting Strategy To Overcome β-Lactam Resistance Conferred by Metallo-β-Lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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Benjamin Davido · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris

Lesly Fellous · Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré

Christine Lawrence · Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré

Virginie Maxime · Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré

Martin Rottman · Assistance Publique – Hôpitaux de Paris

Aurélien Dinh · Hôpital Raymond-Poincaré

Abstract

We have read with great interest the report by Marshall et al. regarding the efficacy of the combination of ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) and aztreonam (ATM) against metallo-β-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae ([1][1]). These results confirm our experience with two patients treated with CAZ

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Antibiotic Resistance in Bacteria Antibiotics Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Antibiotic Use and Resistance

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Published in: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volume 61, Issue 9

DOI: 10.1128/aac.01008-17

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Ceftazidime-Avibactam and Aztreonam, an Interesting Strategy To Overcome β-Lactam Resistance Conferred by Metallo-β-Lactamases in Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

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