In Vivo Efficacy of Humanized WCK 5222 (Cefepime-Zidebactam) Exposures against Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii in the Neutropenic Thigh Model
Author(s) -
Safa S. Almarzoky Abuhussain,
Lindsay M. Avery,
Kamilia Abdelraouf,
David P. Nicolau
Publication year - 2018
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.01931-18
Subject(s) - cefepime , acinetobacter baumannii , in vivo , medicine , acinetobacter , microbiology and biotechnology , meropenem , antibiotics , biology , imipenem , pseudomonas aeruginosa , antibiotic resistance , bacteria , genetics
Herein, we describe thein vivo efficacy of human-simulated WCK 5222 (cefepime-zidebactam) exposure against carbapenem-resistantAcinetobacter baumannii strains in a neutropenic murine thigh infection model. Five of the six isolates examined expressed OXA-23 or OXA-24.
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