Ceftolozane-tazobactam: When, how and why using it?

Rev Esp Quimioter. 2021 Sep;34 Suppl 1(Suppl1):35-37. doi: 10.37201/req/s01.10.2021. Epub 2021 Sep 30.

Abstract

Ceftolozane-tazobactam is currently the most active antipseudomonal agent, including multidrug-resistant extensively drug-resistant strains. Tazobactam provides additional activity against many extended-spectrum beta-lactamases Enterobacterales. Ceftolozane-tazobactam is formally approved for complicated urinary tract infection, complicated intra-abdominal infection, and hospital-acquired and ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia. The clinical and microbiological success is over 70-80% in many series. However, resistant mutants to ceftolozane-tazobactam have been already described. Combination therapies with colistin or meropenem could be among the strategies to avoid the resistance emergence.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
  • Cephalosporins / therapeutic use
  • Colistin
  • Humans
  • Intraabdominal Infections* / drug therapy
  • Microbial Sensitivity Tests
  • Pseudomonas Infections* / drug therapy
  • Pseudomonas aeruginosa
  • Tazobactam / therapeutic use

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • ceftolozane
  • Tazobactam
  • Colistin