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Across the world, cases of Gram-negative hospital acquired and ventilator associated pneumonia are on the rise1-3
The cause? Multi-drug resistant pathogens1-3
In the short videos below you will:
• Hear about the experience of contracting HAP/VAP
• Learn what you can do to fight it in your clinical setting
• Discover some of the incentives already underway to improve and protect global public health from this threat
"Pneumonia was different: I felt like it controlled me. I couldn't breathe, I felt like I was drowning."
Hear about patient John Sperzel's experience
“The longer the delay for an appropriate treatment, the higher the mortality rate.”4,5
Listen to Dr Philippe Montravers
“How can we work together to address the growing threat of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative infections?”
Listen to Paurus Irani MD
of HAP/VAP infections are caused by MDR Gram-negative bacteria. The most common of these pathogens are P. aeruginosa, ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae, and Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE)3,6
Early appropriate treatment, based on local epidemiology and risk factors for MDR pathogens, is extremely important3
The Resident Threat
Attacking Your Most Severely Ill Patients
Nosocomial Pneumonia Cases - mostly VAP- occur in the ICU5
Prescribing information
Zavicefta (ceftazidime and avibactam) 2g/0.5 g Powder for Concentrate for Solution for Infusion
- Morris S, Cerceo E. Antibiotics (Basel) 2020;9:196.
- Peleg AV, Hooper DC. N Engl J Med 2010; 362:1804-13.
- Cillóniz C, et al. Curr Opin Infect Dis 2019;32:656-62.
- Kalil AC, et al. Clin Infect Dis 2016;63:E61-E111.
- Torres A, et al. Eur Respir J 2017;50:1700582.
- Zaragoza R, et al. Critical Care 2020;24:383.
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