Antimicrobial activity of plazomicin against Enterobacteriaceae-producing carbapenemases from 50 Brazilian medical centers

Plazomicin is a next-generation aminoglycoside with activity against Enterobacteriaceae, including carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE). The aim of this study was to evaluate the activity of plazomicin against CPE (Klebsiella spp., Escherichia coli, Serratia spp., Enterobacter spp., Citrobacter spp., Morganella spp., Proteus spp., Providencia spp.) from different Brazilian hospitals. A total of 4000 carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae isolates were collected from clinical samples in 50 Brazilian hospitals during 2013 –2015.

Source: Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease - November 9, 2017 Category: Microbiology Authors: Andreza Francisco Martins, Larissa Bail, Carmen Antonia Sanches Ito, Keite da Silva Nogueira, Tanise Vendruscolo Dalmolin, Amanda Silva Martins, Jaime Luis Lopes Rocha, Alisa W. Serio, Felipe Francisco Tuon Source Type: research