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Table 2 Summary of included studies

From: Real-world use of ceftolozane/tazobactam: a systematic literature review

Citation, study design, location

N C/T

Patient/infection description

Disease severity

C/T treatment

Outcome, % (n/N)

Clinical

Micro

Mortality

2020 Studies

Peer-reviewed literature

 Bassetti et al. 2020 [18]

Retrospective, multicenter

Italy

153

ESBL-producing Enterobacterales infections, including NP (30.0%), cUTI (22.2%), and cIAI (16.3%)

ICU N = 74

CCI mean = 4.9

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (75.0; of which 6 patients received creatinine clearance adjusted dose) or 3 g q8h (24.8%)

Empiric C/T: 30.0%

Confirmed C/T: 70.0%

Duration: med. (range): 14 (8–25) days

83.7

(128/153)

9.8

(15/153)

 Bosaeed et al. 2020 [19]

Retrospective, single center

Saudi Arabia

19

MDR PsA infections, including

NP (32%), CLABSI (21%), and

ABSSSI (16%), and cIAI (16%)

ICU N = 12

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (42.1%) or 3 g q8h (10.5%) or creatinine clearance adjusted (47.4%)

Duration: med. (range): 14 (7–35) days

95

(18/19)

74

(14/19)

21

(4/19)

 Buonomo et al. 2020 [20]

Retrospective, single center

case series

Italy

4

PsA (50% MDR; 50% XDR) cSSTI in patients with chronic kidney disease

-

Dose C/T: creatine clearance adjusted (100.0%)—0.75 g q8h (75%), 0.375 g q8h (25%)

Empiric C/T: 0.0%

Confirmed C/T: 100.0%

Duration: med. (range): 14 (14) days

100.0

(4/4)

-

0

 Jones et al. 2020 [21]

Retrospective single center,

case series

US

7

PsA (57.1% non-MDR; 42.9% MDR) infections (one patient also had an E. coli infection), including pneumonia (42.9%), cUTI (28.6%), and bacteremia (14.3%)

Dose C/T: 4.5 g qd (CI; 85.7%), 9 g qd (CI; 14.3%)

Duration: med. (range): 14 (6–42) days

85.7

(6/7)

100.0

(3/3)

0a

 Jorgensen et al. 2020 [22]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

259

MDR gram-negative infections (91.1% PsA; 23.2% Enterobacterales) including, RTIs (62.9%), SSTIs (10.8%), and UTIs (10.0%). Patients with MDR PsA infections (N = 226) were used as the primary analysis set

ICU N = 131

IMC N = 23

APACHE II med. = 21

CCI med. = 3

SOFA med. = 5

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (36.3%) or 3 g q8h (63.7%), creatinine clearance adjusted (30.5%)

Duration: med. (IQR): 10 (6–15) days

MDR PsA (N = 226)

Clinical failure:

37.6

(85/226)

-

MDR PsA (N = 226)

17.3

(39/226)

 Vena et al. 2020 [23]

Retrospective, multicenter, case–control

Italy

16

Drug-resistant PsA (62.5% MDR; 37.5% XDR) pneumonia and bacteremia

ICU N = 2

Duration: mean (SD): 12.1 (5.8) days

81.3

(13/16)

-

18.8

(3/16)

Conference proceedings

       

 Caffrey et al. 2020 [80]

Retrospective, multicenter, cohort

US

57

MDR PsA infections, including RTIs (36.8%), UTIs (22.8%), and SSTIs (17.5%)

ICU N = 36

APACHE II med. = 40

CCI med. = 4

Duration med. (IQR): 12 (5–18) days

-

31.0

(13/42)

17.5

(10/57)

 Gudiol et al. 2020 [79]

Retrospective, multicenter

International

31

PsA (90.3% MDR; 41.9% XDR) bloodstream infections in neutropenic cancer patients

ICU N = 7

IMC N = 31

Empiric C/T: 25.8%

Confirmed C/T: 96.8%

-

-

16.1

(5/31)

2019 studies

       

Peer-reviewed literature

       

 Bassetti et al. 2019 [25]

Retrospective, multicenter

Italy

101

PsA (70% drug resistant) infections, including NP (31.7%), ABSSSI (20.8%), and cUTI (13.9%)

ICU N = 24

CCI mean = 4.4

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (69.3%) or 3 g q8h (30.7%)

Duration: med. (range): 14 (9–23) days

83.2

(84/101)

-

5.0

(5/101)

 Fernández-Cruz et al. 2019 [26]

Retrospective, single center, case–control

Spain

19

PsA (52.6% MDR; 47.4% XDR) infections, including pneumonia (26.3%), catheter-related BSI (21.1%), and primary BSI (21.1%) in patients with hematological malignancy

ICU N = 5

IMC N = 19

CCI mean = 3.0

SOFA mean = 5.4

Empiric C/T: 15.8%

Confirmed C/T: 84.2%

Duration: med. (range): 14 (7–18) days

89.5

(17/19)

-

5.3

(1/19)

 Gerlach et al. 2019 [24]

Retrospective, single center

US

18

MDR PsA osteomyelitis

ICU N = 11

APACHE II med. = 13.5

CCI med. = 5.5

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (27.7%) or 3 g q8h (55.6%), or creatinine clearance adjusted (16.7%)

Empiric C/T: 0.0%

Confirmed C/T: 100.0%

Duration: med. (range): 39 (3–98) days

50.0

(9/18)

75.0

(3/4)

22.2

(4/18)

 Pogue et al. 2019 [27]

Retrospective, multicenter, case–control

US

100

MDR or XDR PsA infections, including NP (VABP [52.0%], HABP [12.0%]), cUTIs (16.0%), and wound (13.0%)

ICU N = 70

IMC N = 14

CCI mean = 3

SOFA = 8

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (63%), 1.5 g q8h (38%)

Duration: med. (IQR): 9.5 (7–14) days

81.0

(81/100)

-

20.0

(20/100)

 Rodriguez-Nunez et al. 2019 [28]

Retrospective, multicenter

International

90

Drug-resistant PsA RTIs (76.7% XDR; 23.3% MDR)

CCI med. = 5

Dose C/T: standard (1.5 g q8h or creatinine clearance adjusted; 40%), high (3 g q8h or double creatinine clearance 60%)

Duration: med. (IQR): 14 (10–16) days

56.7

(51/90)

-

27.8

(25/90)

 Tan et al. 2019 [29]

Retrospective, single center, case series

US

5

MDR gram-negative (60% PsA; 40% A. baumannii) osteomyelitis

-

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (20%), 3 g q8h (80%)

Empiric C/T: 0%

Confirmed C/T: 100%

Duration mean: 37.8 days

60.0

(3/5)

-

20.0

(1/5)

Conference proceedings

       

 Cabrera et al. 2019 [85]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

45

Gram-negative (84.4% PsA; 71.1% MDR PsA) infections, including pneumonia (38%), UTI (20%), wound (9%), and bone (9%)

ICU N = 19

IMC N = 6

Empiric C/T: 21.7%

Confirmed C/T: 78.3%

Duration med. (IQR): 8 (4–12) days

68.9

(31/45)

-

0

 Hart et al. 2019 [84]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

70

MDR PsA infections, including pneumonia (56%), wound (11%), IAI (10%) in immunocompromised patients

ICU N = 33

IMC N = 70

APACHE II med. = 18

CCI med. = 5

Duration mean (SD): 13 (10.8) days

69

(48/70)

-

19

(13/70)

 Mills et al. 2019 [83]

Retrospective, multicenter cohort

US

62

MDR PsA pneumonia

ICU N = 49

IMC N = 13

Duration mean: 16.1 days

72.6

(45/62)

-

29

(18/62)

 Sheffield et al. 2019 [82]

Retrospective, case series

US

4

PsA or ESBL-producing E. coli infections, including LVAD infection (50.0%), RTI (25.0%), and IAI (25.0%)

-

Dose C/T med.: 6 g CI qd

Duration range: 6–91 days

-

-

0

 Trisler et al. 2019 [81]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

35

PsA infections, including RTI (71.4%), IAI (14.3%), and osteomyelitis (5.7%) in patients with and without CF

-

Empiric C/T: 0.0%

Confirmed C/T: 100.0%

Duration med. (IQR): CF = 18.5 (14–37.5) days, non-CF = 15.0 (10–25) days

Clinical failure: 54.3

(19/35)

-

-

2018 studies

       

Peer-reviewed literature

       

 Diaz-Cañestro et al. 2018 [30]

Prospective,

single center

Spain

58

PsA (86.2% XDR) infections, including RTIs (60.3%), UTIs (17.2%), and IAIs (6.9%)

ICU N = 16

IMC N = 7

CCI med. = 4

SOFA med. = 3

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (46.6%), 3 g q8h (41.4%), 0.75 g q8h (12.1%)

Empiric C/T: 1.7%

Confirmed C/T: 91.4%

Duration mean (SD): 11.4 (6.2) days

63.8

(37/58)

-

27.6

(16/58)

 Dietl et al. 2018 [31] Retrospective, single center, case series

Spain

7

XDR PsA SSTIs (43%) and osteomyelitis (57%)

CCI med. = 6

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (43%), 0.75 g q8h (29%), 0.375 g q8h (29%)

Empiric C/T: 0%

Confirmed C/T: 71%

Duration med. (range): SSTI 13 (4–27)/ osteo. 48 (21–66) days

86

(6/7)

100

(4/4)

0

 Escolà-Vergé et al. 2018 [32]

Retrospective, single center

Spain

38

XDR PsA infections, including RTIs (36.8%), SSTIs (15.8%), and UTIs (15.8%)

ICU N = 12

CCI med. = 3.5

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (60.5%), 1.5 g q8h (39.5%)

Duration med. (range): 15.5 (3–62) days

68.4

(26/38)

Micro. recur.:

31.6

(12/38)

13.2

(5/38)

 Gallagher et al. 2018 [33]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

205

MDR PsA infections, including 59% pneumonia, UTI (13.7%), and wound (12.7%)

ICU N = 105

APACHE II med. = 19

CCI med. = 4

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (47.3%), 1.5 g q8h (52.7%)

Duration med. (IQR): 10 (7–14) days

73.7

(151/205)

70.7

(145/205)

19.0

(39/205)

 Hakki et al. 2018 [34]

Retrospective, single center, case series

US

6

7 episodes of MDR PsA infections, including bacteremia (42.9%), pneumonia (42.9%), and soft tissue (14.3%) in patients with hematological malignancy or hematopoietic stem cell transplant

IMC N = 6

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (100%)

Empiric C/T: 33.3%

Confirmed C/T: 66.7%

Duration med. (range): 29 (14–103) days

71.4

(5/7)b

-

0

 Xipell et al. 2018 [35]

Retrospective, single center, case series

Spain

23

24 episodes of MDR PsA infections, including RTI (33.3%), UTI (29.2%). and SSTI (25.0%)

ICU N = 4

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h or 1.25 g q8h or 0.75 g q8h (% = NR)

Empiric C/T: 13%

Confirmed C/T: 87%

Duration mean (SD): 14.3 (9.4) days

88

(21/24)

75

(12/16)

22

(5/23)

Conference proceedings

       

 Elabor et al. 2018 [97]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

65

MDR PsA infections, including pneumonia, wound/bone/joint infections, UTIs, and IAIs (% NR) in immunocompromised patients

ICU N = 37

IMC N = 65

APACHE II med. = 20

CCI med. = 6

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (35.4%), 1.5 g q8h (35.4%), < 1.5 g q8h (29.2%)

78.4

(51/65)

75.3

(NR)

13.9

(9/65)

 Gioia et al. 2018 [96]

Retrospective, single center

Spain

15

MDR PsA infections, including RTI (53%), IAI (27%), and wound (13%)

ICU N = 8

IMC N = 9

CCI med. = 4

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (67%), < 1.5 g q8h (13%), 3 g q8h (20%)

Duration med. (range): 23 (2–102) days

60

(9/15)

60

(9/15)

27

(4/15)

 Henry et al. 2018 [95]

Retrospective, single center

US

29

42 treatment courses for gram-negative infections (86% PsA; 7% Klebsiella spp.; 7% E. coli), including pneumonia (26%), IAIs (21%), and UTI (21%)

ICU N = 15

Dose C/T: med. (range) = 1.5 g (0.15–3 g) q8h

Empiric C/T: 36%

Confirmed C/T: 64%

Duration med. (range): 10 (2–85) days

76

(32/42)

-

38

(11/29)

 Hirsch et al. 2018 [94]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

35

Gram-negative infections (79% PsA: 60.7% MDR; 21.4% XDR), including RTIs (33%), BSIs (21%), and bone/joint infections (18%)

ICU N = 26

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (42.9%), 1.5 g q8h (31.4%), 0.75 g q8h (17.1%), 0.375 g q8h (2.9%), Other (5.7%)

Empiric C/T: 20%

Confirmed C/T: 80%

77.4

(24/31)

74.2

(23/31)

14.3

(5/35)

 Jayakumar et al. 2018 [92]

Retrospective, single center

US

22

PsA (95%; 90% MDR) sepsis and/or bacteremia infections

-

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (55%), Other (45%)

Empiric C/T: 18%

Confirmed C/T: 82%

Duration med.: 10 days

77

(17/22)

-

23

(5/22)

 Jorgensen et al. 2018 [90]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

116

MDR PsA infections, including RTI (65%), UTI (10.3%), and SSTI (9.4%)

ICU N = 72

IMC N = 22

APACHE II med. = 21

CCI med. = 3.5

-

Clinical failure:

38.8 (45/116)

-

17.2

(20/116)

 Jorgensen et al. 2018 [91]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

137

MDR PsA infections

ICU N = 87

IMC N = 11

-

-

-

18.2

(25/137)

 Pogue et al. 2018 [89]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

113

PsA cUTI (64%) and cIAI (36%)

-

Empiric C/T: 31%

Confirmed C/T: early definite 28% and late definite 41%

-

-

12.4

(14/113)

 Puzniak et al. 2018 [87]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

1,490

Gram-negative infections (78% PsA [202/259 patients with microbiological results])

ICU N = 824

CCI mean = 3

-

-

-

9.1

(NR)

 Puzniak et al. 2018 [88]c

Retrospective, multicenter

US

199

PsA infections, including RTIs (57%) and UTIs (17%)

ICU N = 107

CCI mean = 2.9

Empiric C/T: 34%

Confirmed C/T: early direct 50% and late direct 16%

Duration med. (IQR): 8 (4–13) days

-

-

14

(28/199)

 Tordato et al. 2018 [86]

Retrospective, single center

Italy

11

PsA infections (73% XDR), including RTIs (54%), BSIs (27%), and IAIs (18%)

ICU N = 6

IMC N = 3

CCI med. = 4

Duration med. (range): 16 (6–27) days

100.0

(11/11)

-

36.4d

(4/11)

2017 studies

       

Peer-reviewed literature

       

 Álvarez Lerma et al. 2017 [36]

Retrospective, single center, case series

Spain

2

PDR PsA ventilation-associated respiratory infections

ICU N = 2

APACHE II mean = 25.5

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h then 0.75 g q8h (50%), 0.75 g q8h (50%)

Empiric C/T: 0%

Confirmed C/T: 100%

Duration: mean = 15.5 days

100

(2/2)

100

(2/2)

50

(1/2)

 Castón et al. 2017 [37]

Retrospective, multicenter,

case series

Spain

12

MDR PsA infections, including RTIs (50%) and IAIs (25.0%). 83% of patients had septic shock

IMC N = 4

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (67%), 3 g q8h (33%)

Empiric C/T: 0%

Confirmed C/T: 100%

Duration med. (range): 12 (9–18) days

75.0

(9/12)

63.6

(7/11)

25.0

(3/12)

 Dinh et al. 2017 [38]

Retrospective, multicenter,

case series

France

15

XDR PsA infections, including RTIs (46.7%), UTIs (20.0%), and IAIs (13.3%)

ICU N = 8

IMC N = 10

SOFA mean = 7.6

Dose C/T: med. (range) = 6 g (3–7.5 g)

Duration med. (range): 15 (4–63) days

67

(10/15)

75

(6/8)

27

(4/15)

 Haidar et al. 2017 [39]

Retrospective, single center, case series

US

21

MDR PsA infections, including 86% RTIs, 5% cUTIs, 5% cIAIs, and 5% bacteremia

IMC N = 9

CCI med. = 5

SOFA med. = 6

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (48%), 0.75 g q8h (24%), 0.375 g q8h (5%), Other (23%)

Duration med. (range): 14 (3–52) days

Clinical failure:

29

(6/21)

-

10

(2/21)

 Munita et al. 2017 [40]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

35

CR PsA infections, including pneumonia (51.0%) and secondary BSI (17.1%)

CCI med. = 4

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (26%), 0.375–1.25 g q8h (% = NR)

Duration med. (range): 16 (5–27) days

74

(26/35)

100

(25/25)

22.8

(8/35)

 Sacha et al. 2017 [41]

Retrospective, single center

US

49

60 courses of therapy for gram-negative infections (86.7% PsA: 34.6% non-MDR; 40.4% MDR; 25.0% XDR), including NP (56.7%), IAI (18.3%), and bacteremia (6.7%)

ICU N = 37

IMC N = 25

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (1.7%), 1.5 g q8h (51.7%), 0.75 g q8h (26.7%), 0.375 g q8h (8.3%), 0.15 g q8h (11.7%)

Empiric C/T: 36.7%

Confirmed C/T: 63.3%

Duration med.: 1–8 dayse

64.1f

(25/39)

38.5

(5/13)

16.7

(10/60)

 Xipell et al. 2017 [42]

Retrospective, single center, case series

Spain

3

MDR or XDR PsA infections, including mediastinitis, liver abscess, and septic shock

-

Dose C/T: 1.5 g q8h (100%)

Empiric C/T: 0%

Confirmed C/T: 100%

Duration mean (range): 30.3 (21–42) days

100

(3/3)

-

0

Conference proceedings

       

 Leuthner et al. 2017 [98]

Retrospective, single center

US

30

Gram-negative infections (93% PsA; 3% E. coli; 3% P. stuartii), including RTIs (67%), cUTIs (27%), and BSIs (20%)

ICU N = 8

IMC N = 4

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (57%), Other (43%)

Empiric C/T: 23%

Confirmed C/T: 77%

Duration med.: 10 days

80

(24/30)

92

(11/12)

20

(6/30)

2016 studies

       

Conference proceedings

       

 Iovleva et al. 2016 [100]

Retrospective, single center, case series

US

2

Imipenem-resistant PsA HCAP

APACHE II mean = 13

CCI mean = 2

-

100

(2/2)

100

(2/2)

0

 Nathan et al. 2016 [99]

Retrospective, multicenter

US

28

Gram-negative infections (68% resistant pathogens, including 36.4% MDR PsA and 15.2% ESBL-producing E. coli), including RTI (28.6%), cIAI (25%), and cUTI (25%)

ICU N = 0

Duration: med. = 12 days for RTI, 12 days for cIAI and 15 days for cUTI

89

(24/27)

-

-

2015 studies

       

Peer-reviewed literature

       

 Gelfand et al. 2015 [43]

Retrospective, single center, case series

US

3

MDR PsA pneumonia

IMC = 2

Dose C/T: 3 g q8h (100%)

Duration mean (range): 12.7 (10–14) days

100

(3/3)

100

(3/3)

0

  1. a2 patients died—both completed therapy and were in the clinical cure group, but later succumbed to comorbid conditions
  2. b2 of the 7 courses were considered clinical failures. One patient with clinical failure then had a successful C/T course
  3. cThis study contains a subset of patients identified in Puzniak et al. 2018 [87]
  4. dAlthough all patients had a favorable clinical outcome, 4 patients were reported to have died from other causes
  5. eMedian duration of therapy in patients who received pathogen-directed therapy was 8 days; empiric-turned-pathogen-directed therapy, 8 days; empiric-remained-empiric therapy, 7.5 days; and empiric therapy that was subsequently changed or discontinued, 1 day
  6. fOnly assessed in patients with C/T-susceptible infections
  7. ABSSSI: Acute bacterial skin and skin structure infection; APACHE: Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation; BSI: Bloodstream infection; CCI: Charlson Comorbidity index; CI: Continuous infusion; cIAI: Complicated intra-abdominal infection; CF: Cystic fibrosis; CLABSI: Central-line-associated bloodstream infection; CR: Carbapenem-resistant; cSSTI: Complicated skin and soft tissue infection; C/T: Ceftolozane/tazobactam; cUTI: Complicated urinary tract infection; ESBL: Extended-spectrum β-lactamase; HABP: Hospital-acquired bacterial pneumonia; HCAP: Healthcare-associated pneumonia; IAI: Intra-abdominal infection; ICU: Intensive care unit; IMC: Immunocompromised; IQR: Interquartile range; LVAD: Left-ventricular assist device; MDR: Multidrug-resistant; NP: Nosocomial pneumonia; NR: Not reported; PDR: Pandrug-resistant; PsA: Pseudomonas aeruginosa; RTI: Respiratory tract infection; SD: Standard deviation; SOFA: Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; SSTI: Skin and soft tissue infection; US: United States; UTI: Urinary tract infection; VABP: Ventilator-associated bacterial pneumonia; XDR: Extensively-drug-resistant