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Meropenem stands out as an antibiotic to be used first in ESBL and MDR infections, given its efficacy profile and safety record (see earlier blog). It also would seem to be appropriate to use relatively high doses or prolonged infusion Continue reading To Kill A Mocking Bug – of the CRKP or CRAB Variety
Fosfomycin Who would have thought that a drug that has been around since 1969 [2] could become eligible for QIDP status in 2015? Well, Zavante Therapeutics recently garnered the coveted QIDP designation for fosfomycin IV. This formulation has been available Continue reading A Renaissance for Old Drugs: Fosfomycin and Colistin
Solomkin et al. conclude that the efficacy and safety of eravacycline compares favorably to the control drug, ertapenem.[1] This top-level assessment is made with the usual caveats (insufficient statistical power, small sample size), but a few points deserve comment. Eravacycline Continue reading Some Thoughts about Eravacycline Based on the Phase 2 cIAI Study
At a still earlier stage of development, we found some exciting anti-pseudomonal compounds. First, there is BAL-30072, a sulfactam-derivative. It has an interesting dual MoA as it works not only as a traditional B-lactam but also as an Fe-chelator blocking bacteria from Continue reading Fighting P. aeruginosa (Part II)