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Patients with favourable clinical response at TOC (%)§
Baseline pathogens: E. coli, K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa including some ceftazidime-resistant strains. 417 patients (40%) had polymicrobial infection at baseline.
333 hospitalised adults with a cUTI or cIAI
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1033 hospitalised adults with cUTI.
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879 hospitalised adults with HAP and VAP
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§Non-inferiority was considered met if the lower limit of the 95% CI for between-group difference was greater than the prespecified non-inferiority margin of –12.5%.
†Patients in the MITT population are defined as patients who received study drug and met the clinical disease criteria.
*Consideration should be given to official guidance on the appropriate use of antibacterial agents
Abbreviations:
AE, adverse event; CE, clinically evaluable; CI, confidence interval; cMITT, clinically modified intention-to-treat; HAP, hospital-acquired pneumonia; K. pneumoniae, Klebsiella pneumoniae; P. aeruginosa, Pseudomonas aeruginosa; TOC, test of cure; VAP, ventilator-associated pneumonia; cIAI, complicated intra-abdominal infection; E.coli, Escherichia coli; MITT, modified intention-to-treat; cUTI, complicated urinary tract infection.
Prescribing information
Zavicefta® (ceftazidime and avibactam)
Great Britain
Zavicefta®(ceftazidime and avibactam) 2g/0.5 g Powder for Concentrate for Solution for Infusion
Northern Ireland
Zavicefta®(ceftazidime and avibactam) 2g/0.5 g Powder for Concentrate for Solution for Infusion
Meronem® (meropenem trihydrate)
Meronem® (meropenem triydrate) IV 1g
Meronem® (meropenem triydrate) IV 500mg
Tygacil® (tigecycline)
Great Britain
Tygacil® (tigecycline) 50mg powder for solution for infusion
Northern Ireland
Tygacil® (tigecycline) 50mg powder for solution for infusion
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Professor Jonathan Edgeworth, Consultant Microbiologist from Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Trust talks about the benefit of new antibiotics to treat CRE. He also presents his experience using ceftazidime-avibactam in a patient in intensive care with MDR Klebsiella.
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