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- Title
Meropenem/Vaborbactam and Cefiderocol as Combination or Monotherapy to Treat Multi-Drug Resistant Gram-Negative Infections: A Regional Cross-Sectional Survey from Piedmont Infectious Disease Unit Network (PIDUN).
- Authors
Lupia, Tommaso; Corcione, Silvia; Shbaklo, Nour; Montrucchio, Giorgia; De Benedetto, Ilaria; Fornari, Valentina; Bosio, Roberta; Rizzello, Barbara; Mornese Pinna, Simone; Brazzi, Luca; De Rosa, Francesco Giuseppe
- Abstract
Meropenem/vaborbactam (MV) and cefiderocol were recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration and European Medicines Agency and are among the most promising antibacterial in treatment regimens against multi-drug resistant (MDR) gram-negative bacilli. A survey with close-ended questions was proposed to infectious disease (ID) and intensive care unit (ICU) physicians of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta Region's hospitals. The aim was to collect data about habits and prescriptions of cefiderocol and MV. Twenty-three physicians (11 ID specialists and 12 anesthesiologists) in 13 Italian hospitals took part in the survey. Both cefiderocol and MV were mostly used as target therapy after a previous treatment failure and after ID specialist consult. The most frequent MDR pathogen in hospitals was Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing bacteria (KPC), followed by P. aeruginosa and A. baumannii. MDRs were more frequently isolated in ICU. In conclusion, cefiderocol was used in empiric regimens when A. baumannii was suspected, while MV was more used in suspect of KPC. MV and cefiderocol can be the first option in empiric treatment for critically ill patients in settings with high risk of MDR. The treatment should then be followed by rapid de-escalation when microbiological results are available.
- Subjects
PIEDMONT (Italy); MEROPENEM; GRAM-negative bacteria; EUROPEAN Medicines Agency; UNITED States. Food &; Drug Administration; COMMUNICABLE diseases; INTENSIVE care units; KLEBSIELLA pneumoniae; PHYSICIANS
- Publication
Journal of Functional Biomaterials, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 4, p174
- ISSN
2079-4983
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jfb13040174