Background: Ceftazidime/avibactam is a new cephalosporin/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination approved in 2015 by the FDA for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal and urinary tract infection, hospital-acquired pneumoniae and Gram-negative infections with limited treatment options. Methods: In this retrospective study, we evaluate the efficacy of ceftazidime/avibactam treatment in 81 patients with Gram-negative infection treated in our center from January 2018 to December 2019. The outcome evaluated was 30-days survival or relapse of infection after the first positive blood culture. Results: the majority of patients were 56 male (69%), with median age of 67. Charlson’s Comorbidity Index was >3 in 58 patients. In total, 46% of the patients were admitted into the medical unit, 41% in the ICU, and 14% in the surgical ward. Of the patients, 78% had nosocomial infections, and 22% had healthcare-related infections. The clinical failure rate was 35%: 13 patients died within 30 days from the onset of infection. The outcome was influenced by the clinical condition of the patients: solid organ transplantation (p = 0.003) emerged as an independent predictor of mortality; non-survival patients most frequently had pneumonia (p = 0.009) or mechanical ventilation (p = 0.049). Conclusion: Ceftazidime–avibactam showed high efficacy in infections caused by MDR Gram-negative pathogens with limited therapeutic options.

Ceftazidime-Avibactam for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens: A Retrospective, Single Center Study / DI PIETRANTONIO, Maria; Brescini, Lucia; Candi, Jennifer; Morroni, Gianluca; Pallotta, Francesco; Mazzanti, Sara; Mantini, Paolo; Candelaresi, Bianca; Olivieri, Silvia; Ginevri, Francesco; Cesaretti, Giulia; Castelletti, Sefora; Cocci, Emanuele; Rosaria, G Polo; Cerutti, Elisabetta; Simonetti, Oriana; Cirioni, Oscar; Tavio, Marcello; Giacometti, Andrea; Barchiesi, Francesco. - In: ANTIBIOTICS. - ISSN 2079-6382. - 11:3(2022). [10.3390/antibiotics11030321]

Ceftazidime-Avibactam for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Pathogens: A Retrospective, Single Center Study

maria di pietrantonio;brescini lucia
;
Jennifer Candi;Morroni Gianluca;Francesco Pallotta;Sara Mazzanti;Paolo Mantini;Bianca Candelaresi;Silvia Olivieri;Francesco Ginevri;Giulia Cesaretti;Elisabetta Cerutti;Oriana Simonetti;Oscar Cirioni;Marcello Tavio;Andrea Giacometti;Francesco Barchiesi.
2022-01-01

Abstract

Background: Ceftazidime/avibactam is a new cephalosporin/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination approved in 2015 by the FDA for the treatment of complicated intra-abdominal and urinary tract infection, hospital-acquired pneumoniae and Gram-negative infections with limited treatment options. Methods: In this retrospective study, we evaluate the efficacy of ceftazidime/avibactam treatment in 81 patients with Gram-negative infection treated in our center from January 2018 to December 2019. The outcome evaluated was 30-days survival or relapse of infection after the first positive blood culture. Results: the majority of patients were 56 male (69%), with median age of 67. Charlson’s Comorbidity Index was >3 in 58 patients. In total, 46% of the patients were admitted into the medical unit, 41% in the ICU, and 14% in the surgical ward. Of the patients, 78% had nosocomial infections, and 22% had healthcare-related infections. The clinical failure rate was 35%: 13 patients died within 30 days from the onset of infection. The outcome was influenced by the clinical condition of the patients: solid organ transplantation (p = 0.003) emerged as an independent predictor of mortality; non-survival patients most frequently had pneumonia (p = 0.009) or mechanical ventilation (p = 0.049). Conclusion: Ceftazidime–avibactam showed high efficacy in infections caused by MDR Gram-negative pathogens with limited therapeutic options.
2022
File in questo prodotto:
File Dimensione Formato  
antibiotics-11-00321.pdf

accesso aperto

Tipologia: Versione editoriale (versione pubblicata con il layout dell'editore)
Licenza d'uso: Creative commons
Dimensione 368.94 kB
Formato Adobe PDF
368.94 kB Adobe PDF Visualizza/Apri

I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.

Utilizza questo identificativo per citare o creare un link a questo documento: https://hdl.handle.net/11566/297812
Citazioni
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.pmc??? 2
  • Scopus 7
  • ???jsp.display-item.citation.isi??? 7
social impact