FEBRUARY 10, 2025

FDA Approves Emblaveo to Treat Certain Complicated Intraabdominal Infections

By IDSE News Staff

The FDA approved aztreonam-avibactam (Emblaveo, AbbVie), the first and only fixed-dose, IV monobactam/beta-lactamase inhibitor combination antibiotic to be used with metronidazole, to treat complicated intraabdominal infections (cIAIs), including those caused by the following susceptible gram-negative microorganisms: Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, K. oxytoca, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Citrobacter freundii complex and Serratia marcescens

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