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Epidemiology and in vitro activity of ceftazidime-avibactam, meropenem-vaborbactam, imipenem-relebactam, eravacycline, plazomicin, and comparators against Greek carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates.

Sofia MarakiViktoria Eirini MavromanolakiEleni MagkafourakiPanagiotis MoraitisDimitra StafylakiAnna KasimatiEffie Scoulica
Published in: Infection (2021)
KPC remains the predominant carbapenemase among K. pneumoniae, followed by NDM. Novel BLBLIs, eravacycline, and plazomicin are promising agents for combating infections by carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae. However, the emergence of resistance to these agents highlights the need for continuous surveillance and application of enhanced antimicrobial stewardship.
Keyphrases
  • klebsiella pneumoniae
  • multidrug resistant
  • gram negative
  • escherichia coli
  • public health
  • drug resistant
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • risk factors
  • respiratory tract
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • cystic fibrosis