Treating Serious CRAB Infections

There are MDR pathogens, and there is carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii, aka CRAB. This surely must be one of the most formidable bacterial organisms. It has resistance mechanisms second to none.  When found in patients, it is very difficult to eradicate and extremely difficult to get rid off, once established in Continue reading Treating Serious CRAB Infections

Fighting P. aeruginosa (Part II)

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 accessing this essential nutrient [i].  It has very good anti-pseudomonas Continue reading Fighting P. aeruginosa (Part II)