• Media type: E-Article
  • Title: WCK 5222 (Cefepime-Zidebactam) Pharmacodynamic Target Analysis against Metallo-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae in the Neutropenic Mouse Pneumonia Model
  • Contributor: Lepak, Alexander J.; Zhao, Miao; Andes, David R.
  • imprint: American Society for Microbiology, 2019
  • Published in: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
  • Language: English
  • DOI: 10.1128/aac.01648-19
  • ISSN: 0066-4804; 1098-6596
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  • Description: <jats:p>WCK 5222 is a combination of cefepime and the novel β-lactam enhancer (BLE) zidebactam. Zidebactam has a dual mechanism of action involving high-affinity penicillin binding protein 2 (PBP2) binding as well as inhibition of Ambler class A and C enzymes.</jats:p>
  • Access State: Open Access