4. In vitro activity of imipenem/relebactam against carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolates

Pham Hong Nhung, Nguyen Thi Van Anh

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38 strains of Klebsiella pneumoniae producing class A carbapenemase and 42 strains of Pseudomonas aeruginosa producing class A carbapenemase or carbapenem-resistant non- carbapenemase producing were isolated at Bach Mai Hospital in 2024; Etest method were used to determine their imipenem/relebactam minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values. The results showed the susceptibility rates to imipenem/relebactam were 92.1% (MIC50 = MIC90 = 0.5 µg/ml) and 21.4% (MIC50 = MIC90 > 32 µg/ml) for K. pneumoniae strains and for P. aeruginosa strains, respectively. Therefore, imipenem/relebactam could be an option to consider for treatment of infections caused by carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae and P. aeruginosa; we suggest it should be used only after obtaining antibiotic susceptibility results.

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