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SynthesisInternational journal of molecular sciences2024

Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Meropenem-Vaborbactam versus Best-Available Therapy in Patients with Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae Infections.

Alexandra Bucataru, Adina Turcu-Stiolica, Daniela Calina, Andrei Theodor Balasoiu, Ovidiu Mircea Zlatian, Andrei Osman, Maria Balasoiu, Alice Elena Ghenea

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Synthesis in International journal of molecular sciences, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Alexandra BucataruMedical Doctoral School, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0009-0004-6291-151X
Adina Turcu-StiolicaPharmacoeconomics Department, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-1374-276X
Daniela CalinaDepartment of Clinical Pharmacy, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-1523-9116
Andrei Theodor BalasoiuDepartment of Ophthalmology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
Ovidiu Mircea ZlatianDepartment of Bacteriology-Virology-Parasitology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0000-0003-3510-3838
Andrei OsmanDepartment of Anatomy and Embryology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
Maria BalasoiuDepartment of Bacteriology-Virology-Parasitology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.
Alice Elena GheneaDepartment of Bacteriology-Virology-Parasitology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, 200349 Craiova, Romania.ORCID 0000-0002-9829-972X

Funding

University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova The Article Processing Charges were funded by the University of Medicine and Pharmacy of Craiova, Romania.
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Antimicrobial resistance is increasingly concerning, causing millions of deaths and a high cost burden. Given that carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales are particularly concerning due to their ability to develop structural modifications and produce antibiotic-degrading enzymes, leading to high resistance levels, we sought to summarize the available data on the efficacy and safety regarding the combination of meropenem-vaborbactam (MV) versus the best available therapy (BAT). Articles related to our objective were searched in the PubMed and Scopus databases inception to July 2024. To assess the quality of the studies, we used the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool, RoB2. The outcomes were pooled as a risk ratio (RR) and a 95% confidence interval (95%CI). A total of four published studies were involved: one retrospective cohort study and three phase 3 trials, including 432 patients treated with MV and 426 patients treated with BAT (mono/combination therapy with polymyxins, carbapenems, aminoglycosides, colistin, and tigecycline; or ceftazidime-avibactam; or piperacillin-tazobactam). No significant difference in the clinical response rate was observed between MV and the comparators at the TOC (RR = 1.29, 95%CI [0.92, 1.80],

Indexed as

Anti-Bacterial AgentsBoronic AcidsCarbapenem-Resistant EnterobacteriaceaeDrug CombinationsEnterobacteriaceae InfectionsMeropenemCarbapenemsHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHumansTreatment OutcomeAnti-Bacterial AgentsBoronic AcidsCarbapenemsDrug CombinationsHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingMeropenemmeropenem and vaborbactamvaborbactamadverse eventscarbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceaemeropenem-vaborbactam

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PMID39273526
PMCPMC11394724

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