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High-level ceftazidime/avibactam resistance in Escherichia coli conferred by the novel plasmid-mediated β-lactamase CMY-185 variant
29 Jul 2023
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OBJECTIVES: To characterize a blaCMY variant associated with ceftazidime/avibactam resistance from a serially collected Escherichia coli isolate. METHODS: A patient with an intra-abdominal infection due to recurrent E. coli was treated with ceftazidime/avibactam. On Day 48 of ceftazidime/avibactam therapy, E. coli with a ceftazidime/avibactam MIC of >256 mg/L was identified from abdominal drainage. Illumina and...
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