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Observational studyAntimicrobial agents and chemotherapy2022

Cefiderocol- Compared to Colistin-Based Regimens for the Treatment of Severe Infections Caused by Carbapenem-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii.

Marco Falcone, Giusy Tiseo, Alessandro Leonildi, Leonardo Della Sala, Alessandra Vecchione, Simona Barnini, Alessio Farcomeni, Francesco Menichetti

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In one paragraph

Observational study in Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 107 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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0cells of the map it votes in
107citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
12.6field-weighted citation impact, top 1% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

107 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 181 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. The global epidemiology of MRSA.JAC-antimicrobial resistance · 2026
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  7. Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine Guidelines on Evidence-based Recommendations for the Treatment of Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales, Carbapenem-resistantIndian journal of critical care medicine : peer-reviewed, official publication of Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine · 2026
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  13. Clonal lineage and biofilm growth shape cefiderocol activity inFrontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2026
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  15. Siderophore cephalosporins.EcoSal Plus · 2025
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47 more citing papers are in PubMed but not listed here.

4 · The record

Corrections and comments

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marco FalconeDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Infectious Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3813-8796
Giusy TiseoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Infectious Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Alessandro LeonildiMicrobiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Leonardo Della SalaDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Infectious Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Alessandra VecchioneMicrobiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Simona BarniniMicrobiology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
Alessio FarcomeniDepartment of Economics and Finance, University of Rome "Tor Vergata," Rome, Italy.
Francesco MenichettiDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Infectious Diseases Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana, Pisa, Italy.
University of Pisa · ITAzienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Pisana · ITUniversity of Rome Tor Vergata · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Cefiderocol may represent a therapeutic option for carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii (CRAB) infections, but clinical data are limited. This is an observational retrospective study conducted in the University Hospital of Pisa including consecutive patients with CRAB infections (January 2020 to August 2021). Patients were divided in two study groups according to the antibiotic treatment received: cefiderocol- and colistin-containing regimens. The primary outcome was the 30-day mortality. A Cox regression analysis was performed to identify factors independently associated with 30-day mortality. A propensity score analysis using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) was also performed. A total of 124 patients were included: 47 (37.9%) received cefiderocol, while 77 (62.1%) colistin-containing regimens. Overall, 79 (63.7%) patients had a bloodstream infection (BSI), 35 (28.5%) a ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and 10 (8.1%) other infections. Thirty-day mortality was higher in patients receiving colistin- compared to those who received cefiderocol-containing regimens (55.8% versus 34%,

Indexed as

Acinetobacter baumanniiPneumonia, Ventilator-AssociatedSepsisAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarbapenemsCefiderocolCephalosporinsColistinHumansRetrospective StudiesAnti-Bacterial AgentsCarbapenemsCefiderocolCephalosporinsColistinAcinetobacter baumanniiantibiotic resistancebloodstream infectionscefiderocolcolistinmultidrug resistancepneumoniasepsisventilator-associated pneumonia

Identifiers

PMID35311522
PMCPMC9112922
OpenAlexW4220764592

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