Frequency of cefiderocol heteroresistance among patients treated with cefiderocol for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii infections.
Ryan K ShieldsAva J DorazioGiusy TiseoKevin M SquiresAlessandro LeonildiCesira GiordanoEllen G KlineSimona BarniniAlina IovlevaMarissa P GriffithDaria Van TyneYohei DoiMarco FalconePublished in: JAC-antimicrobial resistance (2024)
This pilot study supports the hypothesis that cefiderocol treatment failure may be associated with higher MICs and/or the presence of heteroresistance. Further studies are needed to confirm these findings.