How to treat severe Acinetobacter baumannii infections

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PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To update the management of severe Acinetobacter baumannii infections (ABI), particularly those caused by multi-resistant isolates.

RECENT FINDINGS: The in vitro activity of the various antimicrobial agents potentially helpful in treating ABI is highly variable and has progressively decreased for many of them, limiting current therapeutic options. The combination of more than one drug is still advisable in most circumstances. Ideally, two active first-line drugs should be used. Alternatively, a first-line and a second-line drug and, if this is not possible, two or more second-line drugs in combination. The emergence of new agents such as Cefiderocol, the combination of Sulbactam and Durlobactam, and the new Tetracyclines offer therapeutic options that need to be supported by clinical evidence.

SUMMARY: The apparent limitations in treating infections caused by this bacterium, the rapid development of resistance, and the serious underlying situation in most cases invite the search for alternatives to antibiotic treatment, the most promising of which seems to be bacteriophage therapy.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:36

Enthalten in:

Current opinion in infectious diseases - 36(2023), 6 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 596-608

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Bouza, Emilio [VerfasserIn]
Muñoz, Patricia [VerfasserIn]
Burillo, Almudena [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
S4TF6I2330
Sulbactam

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 14.11.2023

Date Revised 14.11.2023

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/QCO.0000000000000974

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM364219130