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ArticleInfectious diseases and therapy2021

Oral Antibiotics in Clinical Development for Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections.

Balaji Veeraraghavan, Yamuna Devi Bakthavatchalam, Rani Diana Sahni

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Article in Infectious diseases and therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers.

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20citing papers in PubMed
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 40 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Balaji VeeraraghavanDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India. vbalaji@cmcvellore.ac.in.
Yamuna Devi BakthavatchalamDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India.
Rani Diana SahniDepartment of Clinical Microbiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632004, India.
Christian Medical College & Hospital · IN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The treatment of urinary tract infections (UTIs) has been complicated by the emergence of multidrug-resistant, β-lactamase-expressing pathogens. As a result of the limited treatment options, patients often require hospitalization and intravenous therapy. In essence, a strong unmet need for oral antibiotics, active against extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) uropathogens has emerged. Oral carbapenems (tebipenem and sulopenem) and oral cephalosporin/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations are in various stages of clinical development for the treatment of uncomplicated and complicated UTI. Tebipenem, if approved, will be the first oral treatment for complicated UTI while sulopenem will be for uncomplicated UTI. The β-lactamase inhibitors ETX0282, VNRX7145, ARX1796, and QPX7728 are combined with cefpodoxime proxetil or ceftibuten that achieve favorable exposures in urine compared to other uropathogen-active oral cephalosporins. The combination ceftibuten-QPX7728 has potential broad-spectrum coverage against carbapenemase producers including metallo β-lactamase producers. Other novel combinations, namely cefpodoxime/ETX0282, ceftibuten/VNRX-7145, and ceftibuten/ARX1796, have also demonstrated excellent activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapanemase (KPC) and OXA-48-like producers. All these agents, upon their arrival for commercial use, would strengthen the outpatient therapy.

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ARX1796CefpodoximeCeftibutenETX0282QPX7728SulopenemTebipenemVNRX7145

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PMID34357517
PMCPMC8572892
OpenAlexW3187181368

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