Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae intra-abdominal infection successfully treated with ceftazidime/avibactam plus tigecycline

Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae intra-abdominal infection successfully treated with ceftazidime/avibactam plus tigecycline

Ceftazidime/avibactam combines ceftazidime with a new beta-lactam that successfully that inhibits Amber Class A and D carbapenemases.We report a clinical case of a 61 year-old man with a carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae intra-abdominal infection after an elective abdominal hernia repair...

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Main Authors: Mariana Guedes, Raquel Duro, Telma Fonseca, Isabel Abreu, Nuno Rocha-Pereira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-01-01
Series:IDCases
Subjects:
Intra-abdominal infection
Carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae
Ceftazidime/avibactam
Tigecycline
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250920300536

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