Considerations and caveats in combating ESKAPE pathogens against nosocomial infections

YX Ma, CY Wang, YY Li, J Li, QQ Wan… - Advanced …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
ESKAPE pathogens (Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella
pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Enterobacter …

[HTML][HTML] Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii: in pursuit of an effective treatment

ET Piperaki, LS Tzouvelekis, V Miriagou… - Clinical Microbiology and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Background Carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) has gained
global notoriety as a critically important nosocomial pathogen. It mostly affects debilitated …

[HTML][HTML] The evolution of master protocol clinical trial designs: a systematic literature review

EL Meyer, P Mesenbrink, C Dunger-Baldauf, HJ Fülle… - Clinical …, 2020 - Elsevier
Purpose Recent years have seen a change in the way that clinical trials are being
conducted. There has been a rise of designs more flexible than traditional adaptive and …

Beyond randomized clinical trials: use of external controls

H Schmidli, DA Häring, M Thomas… - Clinical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Randomized controlled trials are the gold standard to investigate efficacy and safety of new
treatments. In certain settings, however, randomizing patients to control may be difficult for …

Treatment and diagnosis of severe KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae infections: a perspective on what has changed over last decades

DR Giacobbe, V Di Pilato, I Karaiskos, T Giani… - Annals of …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Antimicrobial resistance is a global health threat. Among Gram-negative bacteria, resistance
to carbapenems, a class of β-lactam antibiotics, is usually a proxy for difficult-to-treat …

[PDF][PDF] IDSA guidance and ESCMID guidelines: complementary approaches toward a care standard for MDR Gram-negative infections

A Lawandi, C Yek, SS Kadri - Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 2022 - Elsevier
Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) continues to pose a major global threat (1). In response, a 24
number of new antibiotics have been developed and approved for use over the last few …

Recent advances in the pharmacological management of infections due to multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria

DR Giacobbe, M Mikulska, C Viscoli - Expert review of clinical …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: The emergence and diffusion of multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria
(MDR-GNB) is an unprecedented threat, with prevalences as high as 10–50% being …

Ceftolozane/tazobactam for difficult-to-treat Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections: a systematic review of its efficacy and safety for off-label indications

AE Maraolo, M Mazzitelli, EM Trecarichi… - International Journal of …, 2020 - Elsevier
ABSTRACT Ceftolozane/tazobactam (C/T) is a novel β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor
combination targeting Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA). It is …

Pivotal role of translation in anti‐infective development

LE Friberg - Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The value of model‐based translation in drug discovery and development is now effectively
being recognized in many disease areas and among various stakeholders. Such …