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. 2021 Aug 10;10(4):2399–2414. doi: 10.1007/s40121-021-00506-7

Table 3.

Summary of incidence of AEs, serious AEs, discontinuations due to AEs, and most common AEs occurring up to last visit (safety population bacteremia subset)

n (%) cIAI cUTI/pyelonephritis NP/VAP All indications combined
Ceftazidime-avibactam (n = 27) Comparator (n = 24) Ceftazidime-avibactam (n = 48) Comparator (n = 42) Ceftazidime-avibactam (n = 24) Meropenem (n = 18) Ceftazidime-avibactam (n = 99) Comparator (n = 84)
AE category
 Any AE 15 (55.6) 15 (62.5) 35 (72.9) 22 (52.4) 19 (79.2) 14 (77.8) 69 (69.7) 51 (60.7)
 Any AE with outcome of death 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.1) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2) 1 (5.6) 2 (2.0) 1 (1.2)
 Any SAE 2 (7.4) 6 (25.0) 6 (12.5) 0 (0.0) 4 (16.7) 2 (11.1) 12 (12.1) 8 (9.5)
 Any AE leading to discontinuation of study drug 2 (7.4) 1 (4.2) 3 (6.3) 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2) 2 (11.1) 6 (6.1) 3 (3.6)
 Any AE of severe intensity 1 (3.7) 4 (16.7) 2 (4.2) 0 (0.0) 3 (12.5) 2 (11.1) 6 (6.1) 6 (7.1)
AEsa (MedDRA v19.0 preferred term)
 Diarrhea 0 (0.0) 2 (8.3) 3 (6.3) 1 (2.4) 9 (37.5) 1 (5.6) 12 (12.1) 4 (4.8)
 Nausea 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2) 5 (10.4) 2 (4.8) 4 (16.7) 2 (11.1) 9 (9.1) 5 (6.0)
 Constipation 1 (3.7) 1 (4.2) 5 (10.4) 3 (7.1) 1 (4.2) 1 (5.6) 7 (7.1) 5 (6.0)
 Vomiting 2 (7.4) 1 (4.2) 3 (6.3) 0 (0.0) 2 (8.3) 1 (5.6) 7 (7.1) 2 (2.4)
 Headache 0 (0.0) 1 (4.2) 4 (8.3) 4 (9.5) 1 (4.2) 2 (11.1) 5 (5.1) 7 (8.3)
 Hypertension 2 (7.4) 0 (0.0) 3 (6.3) 2 (4.8) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 5 (5.1) 2 (2.4)
 Pyrexia 0 (0.0) 4 (16.7) 5 (10.4) 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (5.6) 5 (5.1) 5 (6.0)
 Urinary tract infection 1 (3.7) 2 (8.3) 2 (4.2) 0 (0.0) 2 (8.3) 2 (11.1) 5 (5.1) 4 (4.8)
 Pneumonia 2 (7.4) 1 (4.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (2.4) 0 (0.0) 3 (16.7) 2 (2.0) 5 (6.0)
 Anemia 0 (0.0) 2 (8.3) 0 (0.0) 2 (4.8) 1 (4.2) 1 (5.6) 1 (1.0) 5 (6.0)

AE adverse event, cIAI complicated intra-abdominal infection, cUTI complicated urinary tract infection, MedDRA Medical Dictionary for Regulatory Activities, NP nosocomial pneumonia, SAE serious adverse event

aAEs occurring in ≥ 5% patients (all indications)