Comparative In Vivo Antibacterial Activity of Human-Simulated Exposures of Cefiderocol and Ceftazidime against Stenotrophomonas maltophilia in the Murine Thigh Model
Author(s) -
Iris H. Chen,
James M. Kidd,
Kamilia Abdelraouf,
David P. Nicolau
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.07
H-Index - 259
eISSN - 1070-6283
pISSN - 0066-4804
DOI - 10.1128/aac.01558-19
Subject(s) - stenotrophomonas maltophilia , siderophore , cephalosporin , ceftazidime , pseudomonas aeruginosa , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , in vivo , stenotrophomonas , pseudomonas , bacteria , antibiotics , genetics
Cefiderocol is a novel siderophore cephalosporin that utilizes bacterial ferric iron transports to cross the outer membrane. Cefiderocol shows high stability against all classes of β-lactamases, rendering it extremely potent against carbapenem- and multidrug-resistant Gram-negative organisms.
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