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ZAVICEFTA®: As effective as a carbapenem in hospitalised patients with aerobic Gram-negative cIAIs15, cUTIs16 or HAP, including VAP17
Overall Risk Factors
HAP/VAP Patient Profile
cIAI Patient Profile
cUTI Patient Profile
In the face of growing antimicrobial resistance, treatment options are urgently needed for patients at risk of MDR Gram-negative infections7,8
Risk factors for MDR Gram-negative infections2-6
Identifying patients at risk of MDR Gram-negative infections is vital for appropriate selection of adequate, early antimicrobial therapy to reduce the risk of fatal outcomes.8
Early adequate antibacterial therapy is crucial for patients with serious Gram-negative infections8,9
Failure to treat early and appropriately can lead to fatal outcomes in patients with serious Gram-negative infections.8,9**
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Learn about ZAVICEFTA dosing across patient populations, preparation & administration, and shelf life & storage.
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Access results of ZAVICEFTA Phase III clinical trials in adult patients with cUTI, cIAI or HAP/VAP
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Footnotes:
**Early treatment must consider patient risk factors as well as local epidemiology.8
*30-day mortality rate among patients with P. aeruginosa bacteraemia who received delayed effective antimicrobial therapy’.10
†30-day mortality among 909 patients with BSIs caused by ESBL-producing K. pneumoniae (n=222) and E. coli (n=687). 11
ⱡ28-day mortality among 205 patients with BSIs caused by carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC and/or VIM). 12
§30-day mortality among 40 patients with BSIs caused by OXA-48 -producing Enterobacteriaceae.13
IIOverall mortality among 53 patients with BSIs caused by KPC-producing K. pneumoniae.14
Abbreviations:
cUTI, complicated urinary tract infection, cIAI, complicated intra-abdominal infection; HAP, hospital-acquired pneumonia; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia; MDR, multi-drug resistant; BL/BLI, β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitors; CRE, carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; KPC, Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase; K. pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae; MBL, metallo-β-lactamase; OXA, oxacillinase; ESBL, extended-spectrum β-lactamase; P. aeruginosa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; CrCl, creatinine clearance; AMR, Antimicrobial Resistance; CVC central venous catheter; ICU intensive care unit. AE, adverse event; CE, clinically evaluable; CI, confidence interval; cMITT, clinically modified intention-to-treat; TOC, test of cure;
Prescribing information
Zavicefta (ceftazidime and avibactam) 2g/0.5 g Powder for Concentrate for Solution for Infusion
- ZAVICEFTA. Summary of Product Characteristics
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Learn more about the tolerability data of ZAVICEFTA from four phase III clinical trials.
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KOL Video 2019
Professor Francesco G. De Rosa, Prof. of Infectious Diseases (Italy, Professor Philip Montravers, Anaestheisa and Critical Care Medicine (France) and Dr Paula Ramirez, Critical Care Department (Spain) discuss high-risk patients and early treatment of patients with suspected MDR Gram-negative infections in their clinical practice, and their experience using ZAVICEFTA.
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