Use of carbapenems in the combined treatment of emerging ceftazidime/avibactam-resistant and carbapenem-susceptible KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: Report of a case and review of the literature

Use of carbapenems in the combined treatment of emerging ceftazidime/avibactam-resistant and carbapenem-susceptible KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: Report of a case and review of the literature

Objectives: To describe the case of a patient with infection due to a KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (K. pneumoniae) isolate developing ceftazidime-avibactam resistance with restored carbapenem susceptibility during ceftazidime-avibactam therapy. To review the clinical/microbiological cure and...

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Main Authors: Ángela Cano, Julia Guzmán-Puche, Manuel García-Gutiérrez, Juan José Castón, Irene Gracia-Ahufinger, Elena Pérez-Nadales, Manuel Recio, Alejandra M. Natera, Eduardo Marfil-Pérez, Luis Martínez-Martínez, Julian Torre-Cisneros
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:Journal of Global Antimicrobial Resistance
Subjects:
Klebsiella pneumoniae
Carbapenems
Ceftazidime/avibactam-resistance
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213716519302991

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