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Ceftazidime-Avibactam as Salvage Therapy for Infections Caused by <i>Enterobacteriales</i> Coresistant to Carbapenems and Polymyxins

Thaís Guimarães, Simone Aranha Nouér, Roberta Cristina Ruedas Martins, Lauro Vieira Perdigão Neto, Willames M. B. S. Martins, Ana Clara Narciso Barbosa, Adriana Lúcia Pires Ferreira, Sílvia Figueiredo Costa, Ana Cristina Gales

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy · 2019 · 40 citations · 8 references

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In this article, we report a case series of patients with infections caused by Enterobacteriales coresistant to carbapenems and polymyxins who were treated with ceftazidime/avibactam (CAZ-AVI) salvage therapy on a compassionate-use protocol.

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