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In Vitro Antimicrobial Activity of the Siderophore Cephalosporin Cefiderocol against Acinetobacter baumannii Strains Recovered from Clinical Samples.

Davide CarcioneClaudia SiracusaAdela SulejmaniRoberta MigliavaccaAlessandra MercatoAurora PiazzaLuigi PrincipeNicola ClementiNicasio ManciniValerio LeoniJari Intra
Published in: Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland) (2021)
Cefiderocol showed in vitro antimicrobial activity against both carbapenem-susceptible and non-susceptible A. baumannii strains, although some OXA-23-like producers were resistant. Further clinical studies are needed to consolidate the role of cefiderocol as an antibiotic against MDR A. baumannii.
Keyphrases
  • gram negative
  • multidrug resistant
  • acinetobacter baumannii
  • drug resistant
  • klebsiella pneumoniae
  • escherichia coli
  • pseudomonas aeruginosa