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Cefiderocol: A Novel Siderophore Cephalosporin Defeating Carbapenem-resistant Pathogens

Journal

CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Volume 69, Issue -, Pages 519-520

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OXFORD UNIV PRESS INC
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz823

Keywords

cefiderocol; cephalosporin; carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae; nonfermenting gram-negative bacteria; siderophore

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  1. Shionogi & Co, Ltd (Osaka, Japan)

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Cefiderocol, a novel siderophore cephalosporin in late-stage clinical development, utilizes a Trojan horse active transport mechanism to enter bacteria and has proven in vitro activity against carbapenem-resistant gram-negative pathogens, including those with major carbapenem-resistance mechanisms, and stability against all carbapenemases.

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