Uptake in newly approved antibiotics prescribed to patients with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE)

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2023 Apr;44(4):674-677. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.452. Epub 2021 Nov 24.

Abstract

We assessed trends in treatment of patients with CRE from 2012 through 2018. We detected decreased utilization of aminoglycosides and colistin and increased utilization in extended-spectrum cephalosporins and ceftazidime-avibactam. We found significant uptake of ceftazidime-avibactam, a newly approved antibiotic, to treat CRE infections.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Carbapenems*
  • Cephalosporins
  • Colistin
  • Humans

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Carbapenems
  • Cephalosporins
  • Colistin