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ArticleInternational journal of antimicrobial agents2024

Ertapenem's therapeutic potential for Mycobacterium avium lung disease in the hollow fibre model.

Devyani Deshpande, Shashikant Srivastava, Tawanda Gumbo

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Article in International journal of antimicrobial agents, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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10 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Novel regimens for treatment ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  2. Rifamycin-, macrolide-, and ethambutol-free combinations to treatThe international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2026
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  6. Oral β-lactam combinations are effectiveMicrobiology spectrum · 2025
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  8. Tigecycline pharmacodynamics in the hollow fiber system ofbioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Devyani DeshpandeBaylor University Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
Shashikant SrivastavaDepartment of Medicine, School of Medicine, the University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, Texas, USA; Department of Cellular and Molecular Biology, Center for Biomedical Research, University of Texas Health Science Center, Tyler, Texas, USA.
Tawanda GumboHollow Fiber System & Experimental Therapeutics Laboratories, Irving, Texas, USA; Mathematical Modeling and AI Department, Praedicare Inc., Irving, Texas, USA. Electronic address: rozvi1@praedicareinc.com.

Funding

PK/PD Optimized Cephalosporins Based Treatment Regimens for Children With MDR-TBR01HD099756 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH CTR AT TYLER · PI KANT, SHASHI · 2019 to 2023
$1.6M
Short course therapy for MDR-TB based on PK/PD answers for biological variabilityR56AI111985 · NIAID · UT SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER · PI GUMBO, TAWANDA · 2014 to 2014
$900k
Reinforcing old warriors to treat Mycobacterium kansasii in shorter durationR21AI148096 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH CTR AT TYLER · PI KANT, SHASHI · 2020 to 2021
$413k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI148096NIAID NIH HHS R56 AI111985NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD099756
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionGuideline-based therapy for Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) pulmonary disease achieves sustained sputum conversion rates in only 43-53% of patients. Repurposing of β-lactam antibiotics such as ertapenem could expedite design of more efficacious regimens, compared to developing new drugs.

methodsWe performed an ertapenem exposure-response study in the hollow fibre system model of intracellular MAC (HFS-MAC). We recapitulated human-like intrapulmonary concentration-time profiles of eight once-daily intravenous doses of ertapenem over 28 days and performed repetitive sampling for drug concentration-time profiles and MAC burden. The % of time concentration persisted above MIC (%T

resultsThe ertapenem MIC ranged from 0.5 to 2 mg/L on three occasions. Ertapenem achieved a half-life of 4.04 ± 0.80 h in the HFS-MAC and killed a maximum of 2.17 log

conclusionsErtapenem microbial kill below day 0 burden was better than guideline-based therapy drugs in the HFS-MAC in the past. Ertapenem is a promising drug for novel combination therapies for MAC lung disease.

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Anti-Bacterial AgentsErtapenemMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMycobacterium avium ComplexMycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infectionbeta-LactamsHumansLung DiseasesMonte Carlo MethodAnti-Bacterial Agentsbeta-LactamsErtapenemDrug degradationEfficacyHollow fibre system modelNovel regimens

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PMID38754528
PMCPMC11371482

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