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The Use of Noncarbapenem ?-Lactams for the Treatment of Extended-Spectrum ?-Lactamase Infections.


ABSTRACT: The continued rise in infections caused by extended-spectrum ?-lactamase (ESBL)-producing pathogens is recognized globally as one of the most pressing concerns facing the healthcare community. Carbapenems are widely regarded as the antibiotics of choice for the treatment of ESBL-producing infections, even when in vitro activity to other ?-lactams has been demonstrated. However, indiscriminant carbapenem use is not without consequence, and carbapenem overuse has contributed to the emergence of carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae. The use of non-carbapenem ?-lactams for the treatment of ESBL infections has yielded conflicting results. In this review, we discuss the available data for the use of cephamycins, cefepime, piperacillin-tazobactam, ceftolozane-tazobactam, and ceftazidime-avibactam for the treatment of ESBL infections.

SUBMITTER: Tamma PD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5848369 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Use of Noncarbapenem β-Lactams for the Treatment of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase Infections.

Tamma Pranita D PD   Rodriguez-Bano Jesus J  

Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 20170401 7


The continued rise in infections caused by extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing pathogens is recognized globally as one of the most pressing concerns facing the healthcare community. Carbapenems are widely regarded as the antibiotics of choice for the treatment of ESBL-producing infections, even when in vitro activity to other β-lactams has been demonstrated. However, indiscriminant carbapenem use is not without consequence, and carbapenem overuse has contributed to the emergence of ca  ...[more]

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