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SUBMITTER: Ito A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5740388 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy 20171221 1
Cefiderocol (CFDC; S-649266), a novel parenteral siderophore cephalosporin conjugated with a catechol moiety, has a characteristic antibacterial spectrum with a potent activity against a broad range of aerobic Gram-negative bacterial species, including carbapenem-resistant strains of <i>Enterobacteriaceae</i> and nonfermenting bacteria such as <i>Pseudomonas aeruginosa</i> and <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> Cefiderocol has affinity mainly for penicillin-binding protein 3 (PBP3) of <i>Enterobacte ...[more]