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. 2022 Feb 15;66(2):e02168-21. doi: 10.1128/aac.02168-21

TABLE 5.

In vitro potencies of additional oral beta-lactams in combination with QPX7728 at 4 μg/mL or comparator combinations against beta-lactamase-producing strains of Enterobacterales according to beta-lactamase

Group and MIC parameter Value (μg/mL)
Amdinocillin Amdinocillin + QPX7728 Cefaclor Cefaclor + QPX7728 Cefuroxime Cefuroxime + QPX7728 Cephalexin Cephalexin + QPX7728 Meropenem Meropenem + QPX7728 Ceftazidime Ceftazidime + avibactam
All (n = 230)
 MIC50 >64 1 >64 4 >64 32 >64 32 4 ≤0.06 >64 1
 MIC90 >64 >64 >64 64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 0.25 >64 >64
 Range 0.5 to >64 0.125 to >64 2 to >64 ≤0.06 to >64 8 to >64 0.5 to >64 16 to >64 1 to >64 ≤0.06 to >64 ≤0.06 to 4 0.25 to >64 ≤0.06 to >64
ESBL (n = 84)a
 MIC50 >64 1 >64 2 >64 8 >64 8 ≤0.06 ≤0.06 64 0.5
 MIC90 >64 8 >64 16 >64 64 >64 >64 4 0.25 >64 4
 Range 0.5 to >64 0.125 to >64 2 to >64 ≤0.06 to >64 8 to >64 0.5 to >64 16 to >64 1 to >64 ≤0.06 to 16 ≤0.06 to 0.5 0.25 to >64 ≤0.06 to 64
Plasmidic class C (n = 12)b
 MIC50 >64 1 >64 2 >64 32 >64 32 ≤0.06 ≤0.06 >64 0.5
 MIC90 >64 >64 >64 32 >64 >64 >64 >64 2 0.125 >64 4
 Range 0.5 to >64 0.5 to >64 >64 1 to 32 32 to >64 8 to >64 >64 8 to >64 ≤0.06 to 4 ≤0.06 to 0.5 2 to >64 0.25 to 16
KPC (n = 48)c
 MIC50 >64 2 >64 8 >64 32 >64 32 16 ≤0.06 >64 2
 MIC90 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 1 >64 8
 Range >64 0.25 to >64 64 to >64 0.25 to >64 8 to >64 1 to >64 64 to >64 2 to >64 0.5 to >64 ≤0.06 to 4 0.5 to >64 0.125 to >64
OXA-48 (n = 48)
 MIC50 >64 1 >64 8 >64 32 >64 32 16 0.125 >64 2
 MIC90 >64 16 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 64 0.25 >64 4
 Range 0.5 to >64 0.25 to >64 >64 0.5 to >64 32 to >64 1 to >64 >64 2 to >64 ≤0.06 to 64 ≤0.06 to 0.25 0.5 to >64 0.25 to 64
MBL (n = 36)
 MIC50 >64 1 >64 16 >64 >64 >64 64 16 ≤0.06 >64 >64
 MIC90 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 >64 0.125 >64 >64
 Range 0.5 to >64 0.25 to >64 2 to >64 0.25 to >64 8 to >64 0.5 to >64 16 to >64 2 to >64 ≤0.06 to >64 ≤0.06 to 2 2 to >64 ≤0.06 to >64
a

ESBL, no coproduced carbapenemases or plasmidic class C enzymes.

b

Plasmidic class C, no carbapenemases.

c

Many carbapenemase-producing strains also coproduced ESBLs or class C beta-lactamases.