Activity of cefiderocol (S-649266) against carbapenem-resistant Gram-negative bacteria collected from inpatients in Greek hospitals
Author(s) -
Matthew E. Falagas,
Tilemachos Skalidis,
Konstantinos Z. Vardakas,
N.J. Legakis
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkx049
Subject(s) - colistin , microbiology and biotechnology , acinetobacter baumannii , tigecycline , enterobacter cloacae , biology , cephalosporin , cefepime , aztreonam , klebsiella pneumoniae , ceftazidime , pseudomonas aeruginosa , broth microdilution , meropenem , enterobacter , antimicrobial , imipenem , antibiotics , bacteria , antibiotic resistance , minimum inhibitory concentration , escherichia coli , biochemistry , genetics , gene
Cefiderocol (S-649266), a siderophore cephalosporin, utilizes a novel mechanism of entry into the periplasmic space of Gram-negative bacteria and is broadly stable to ESBLs and carbapenemases.
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