Luis Eduardo López Cortés. Unidad de Gestión Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología. Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena. Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla (IBIS). Seville, Spain.
Rev Esp Quimioter. 2021 Sep;34 Suppl 1(Suppl1):32-34. doi: 10.37201/req/s01.09.2021. Epub 2021 Sep 30.
Ceftobiprole is a broad-spectrum, fifth-generation cephalosporin currently approved for community-acquired and non-ventilator-associated hospital-acquired pneumonia. High bactericidal and anti-biofilm activity has been exhibited in in vitro and animal models. This, together with its synergism with other antibiotics against gram-positive bacteria, makes it an ideal candidate for treatment of complex infections, such as those associated with devices or infective endocarditis. More clinical data are needed to achieve drug positioning.
头孢托罗匹酯是一种广谱、第五代头孢菌素,目前已被批准用于社区获得性和非呼吸机相关性医院获得性肺炎。在体外和动物模型中均表现出了高杀菌和抗生物膜活性。此外,它与其他抗生素对革兰氏阳性菌的协同作用使其成为治疗复杂感染的理想候选药物,如与器械相关或感染性心内膜炎相关的感染。需要更多的临床数据来实现药物定位。