Pharmacokinetics-Pharmacodynamics of Enmetazobactam Combined with Cefepime in a Neutropenic Murine Thigh Infection Model
Fabian Bernhard, Rajesh Odedra, Sylvie Sordello, Rossella Cardin, Samantha Franzoni, Cédric Charrier, Adam Belley, Peter Warn, Matthias Macháček, Philipp Knechtle
Abstract
Third-generation cephalosporin (3GC)-resistant Enterobacteriaceae are classified as critical priority pathogens, with extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) as principal resistance determinants. Enmetazobactam (formerly AAI101) is a novel ESBL inhibitor developed in combination with cefepime for empirical treatment of serious Gram-negative infections in settings where ESBLs are prevalent. Cefepime-enmetazobactam has been investigated in a phase 3 trial in patients with complicated urinary tract infections or acute pyelonephritis.
Topics & Concepts
CefepimeCephalosporinPharmacodynamicsMedicineUrinary systemNeutropeniaPharmacokineticsAntibioticsInternal medicineMicrobiologyBiologyAntibiotic resistanceChemotherapyImipenemAntibiotic Resistance in BacteriaAntibiotics Pharmacokinetics and EfficacyUrinary Tract Infections Management