Acquisition of resistance to ceftazidime-avibactam during infection treatment in Pseudomonas aeruginosa through D179Y mutation in one of two blaKPC-2 gene copies without losing carbapenem resistance

Ceftazidime/Avibactam (CAZ/AVI) is frequently used to treat KPC-producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa (KPC-PA) and Enterobacterales. CAZ/AVI resistance is driven by several mechanisms. In P. aeruginosa this mainly occurs through alteration of AmpC, porins, and/or efflux pump overexpression, whereas in En...

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Auteurs principaux: Patricia García, Bárbara Brito, Manuel Alcalde-Rico, José M. Munita, Jose R. W. Martínez, Jorge Olivares-Pacheco, Valeria Quiroz, Aniela Wozniak
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Langue:English
Publié: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-09-01
Collection:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Accès en ligne:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.981792/full