Microbiology of Meropenem-Vaborbactam: A Novel Carbapenem Beta-Lactamase Inhibitor Combination for Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacterales Infections

Plain Language Summary Meropenem-vaborbactam is a new combination antibiotic that was designed specifically for efficacy against bacteria that produce the Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC) enzyme, which enables resistance to beta-lactam antibiotics. The global spread and increase of difficul...

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Main Authors: Tanaya Bhowmick, Melvin P. Weinstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Adis, Springer Healthcare 2020-10-01
Series:Infectious Diseases and Therapy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s40121-020-00350-1