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Trial reportOpen forum infectious diseases2026

Multicenter Evaluation of Ceftazidime/Avibactam in Pediatric Patients Across the United States: Real-World Insights into the Management of Drug-Resistant Gram-Negative Infections.

Taylor Morrisette, Grant T Stimes, Gustavo R Alvira-Arill, Christine R Lockowitz, Valerie Yuenger, Evan E Facer, Alex Huang, Dana J Holger, Ali A Althubyani, Amer El Ghali and 15 more

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Trial report in Open forum infectious diseases, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

25 authors.

Taylor MorrisetteDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1094-043X
Grant T StimesDepartment of Pharmacy, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2959-8184
Gustavo R Alvira-ArillDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy & Outcomes Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina College of Pharmacy, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3138-8848
Christine R LockowitzDepartment of Pharmacy, St.Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5881-2752
Valerie YuengerDepartment of Pharmacy, St.Louis Children's Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Evan E FacerDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Washington University in St.Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA.
Alex HuangDepartment of Pharmacy, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
Dana J HolgerDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7171-7015
Ali A AlthubyaniDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, Barry and Judy Silverman College of Pharmacy, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7125-9830
Amer El GhaliDepartment of Pharmacy Practice and Administrative Sciences, University of New Mexico College of Pharmacy, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1744-0048
Jacob KesnerDepartment of Pharmacy, University of New Mexico Children's Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA.
Wesley D KufelDepartment of Pharmacy Practice, State University of New York at Binghamton University School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Binghamton, New York, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7703-096X
Barbara A SantevecchiDepartment of Pharmacy Education and Practice, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5239-8303
Veena VenugopalanDepartment of Pharmacy Education and Practice, University of Florida College of Pharmacy, Gainesville, Florida, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9424-5783
Katie B OlneyDepartment of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky Healthcare, Lexington, Kentucky, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7536-9070
Jason G NewlandDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9979-7993
Jamee ShelleyDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
Lauren WalshDepartment of Pharmacy, Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA.
William S WilsonDepartment of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina Medical Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5837-066X
Aimee M DassnerDivision of Pharmacy, Children's National Hospital, Washington, D.C., USA.
Andrew B GaineyDepartment of Pharmacy, Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Prisma Health Children's Hospital, Midlands, Columbia, South Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0764-3397
Richard LuekingDepartment of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina Health, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2029-0415
Logan PattersonDepartment of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina Health, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4825-0565
Krutika Mediwala HornbackDepartment of Pharmacy Services, Medical University of South Carolina Health, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3982-2103
Stephen A ThackerDepartment of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of South Carolina Health, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3410-4524

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Antimicrobial resistance among gram-negative pathogens is a global threat, with children particularly vulnerable due to limited treatment options and age-specific clinical outcomes data. Ceftazidime/avibactam (CZA) is effective against resistant gram-negative bacteria and demonstrates high success rates in adults; however, pediatric data remain limited. This study examined CZA use in children across United States medical centers. Methods: This multicenter, retrospective, observational cohort study included pediatric patients (<18 years) who received ≥48 hours of CZA for suspected or confirmed gram-negative infections between February 2015 and October 2023. The primary outcome was clinical success, defined as occurrence of all 3 components: (1) absence of all-cause mortality within 30 days of CZA initiation, (2) absence of microbiologic and clinical recurrence within 30 days of CZA discontinuation, and (3) resolution or improvement of infection-related signs and symptoms during CZA therapy without modification of therapy due to clinical failure. Secondary outcomes included adverse events attributable to CZA and resistance development to CZA. Results: One-hundred patients were included, with most receiving CZA for targeted therapy (67%). The median (IQR) age and weight were 9.8 (1.9-15.9) years and 24.2 (12.2-49.9) kg, respectively. Nearly all patients (88%) had comorbidities, 42% of patients were immunocompromised, and more than half were admitted to the intensive care unit at the time of index infection. Most infections originated from the respiratory tract (50%), followed by primary bloodstream infections (23%). Carbapenem-resistant Conclusions: CZA demonstrated favorable outcomes and safety in a diverse pediatric cohort with drug-resistant infections, supporting its role as a viable therapeutic option in high-risk pediatric populations.

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carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteralescarbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosaceftazidime/avibactampediatrics

Identifiers

PMID42016367
PMCPMC13093575

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