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In vitro activity of β-lactamase inhibitors avibactam, relebactam and vaborbactam in combination with aztreonam against metallo-β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli clinical isolates

First online date2026-06-23
Abstract

Aztreonam-avibactam (ATM-AVI) is one of the few remaining therapeutic options for infections caused by metallo-β-lactamase (MBL)-producing Enterobacterales, yet resistance is increasingly reported. Alternative strategies are therefore critically needed. We investigated the in vitro activity of aztreonam in combination with three marketed β-lactamase inhibitors (avibactam, vaborbactam, relebactam) against 48 well-characterized ATM-resistant MBL-producing Escherichia coli, including 34 ATM-AVI-resistant isolates. Among ATM-AVI-susceptible isolates, ATM-relebactam and ATM-vaborbactam showed reduced activity compared with ATM-AVI (MIC50/90 1/4 mg/L), with MIC50/90 values of 8/64 mg/L and 64/256 mg/L, respectively. Among ATM-AVI-resistant isolates, none of the combinations restored aztreonam susceptibility. CMY-type enzymes seem to play a pivotal role in the failure of both relebactam and vaborbactam to restore aztreonam susceptibility in our collection of isolates.

Keywords
  • Aztreonam-avibactam
  • Metallo-beta-lactamase
  • Relebactam
  • Vaborbactam
  • Β‑lactam/β‑lactamase inhibitor combinations
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VIGUIER, Clément et al. In vitro activity of β-lactamase inhibitors avibactam, relebactam and vaborbactam in combination with aztreonam against metallo-β-lactamase producing Escherichia coli clinical isolates. In: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases, 2026. doi: 10.1007/s10096-026-05538-w
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Additional URL for this publicationhttps://link.springer.com/10.1007/s10096-026-05538-w
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