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  • Title: Ceftazidime-avibactam in the treatment of infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: factors associated with clinical efficacy in a single-center cohort.
    Author: Castón JJ, Gallo M, García M, Cano A, Escribano A, Machuca I, Gracia-Aufinger I, Guzman-Puche J, Pérez-Nadales E, Recio M, Muñoz M, Martínez-Martínez L, Torre-Cisneros J, Spanish Network for Research in Infectious Diseases (REIPI).
    Journal: Int J Antimicrob Agents; 2020 Sep; 56(3):106075. PubMed ID: 32629116.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Infections caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (KPC-Kp) are not well represented in pivotal trials with ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI). This study aimed to investigate its efficacy in a single-centre cohort of patients infected with KPC-Kp. METHODS: A retrospective observational study was conducted of consecutive patients treated for > 72 hours with CAZ-AVI for KPC-Kp infections. Fourteen-day clinical response was considered when none of these criteria were present: i) the patient died before day 14, ii) treatment with CAZ-AVI at day 14 for persistence of symptoms or signs of infection, iii) recurrence. A multivariate logistic regression model was used to identify factors predictive of 14-day clinical failure. A propensity score to receive targeted initial treatment with CAZ-AVI was used as a covariate of the analysis. RESULTS: Forty-seven patients were included. The median age was 70 years and the median Charlson index was 4. The most frequent sources of infection were intraabdominal (n = 18; 38.3%) followed by pneumonia (n = 14; 29.8%). Twenty-five patients (53.2%) had septic shock. CAZ-AVI was used as monotherapy in 34 (72.3%) of the cases. CAZ-AVI resistance was detected after CAZ-AVI therapy in six of 47 (12.7%) patients. Thirty-day crude mortality was 23.4% (n = 11). The 14-day clinical response rate was 59.6% (n = 28). Pneumonia (OR 7.57; 95% CI 1.45-39.43; P = 0.01), and INCREMENT-CPE score > 7 points (OR 6.73; 95% CI 1.39-34.94; P = 0.02) were associated with 14-day clinical failure. CONCLUSIONS: CAZ-AVI offers an advance for the treatment of KPC-Kp infections. In patients with pneumonia or an INCREMENT-CPE score > 7 points it may be reasonable to use CAZ-AVI in combination.
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