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Efficacy of carbapenems and alternative antimicrobials for treating complicated urinary tract infections caused by caused by third-generation cephalosporin-resistant gram-negative bacteria: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.
Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy : Official Journal of the Japan Society of Chemotherapy 2024 May 4
BACKGROUND: Specific data concerning the efficacy of alternative antibiotics for carbapenems against complicated urinary tract infections (cUTIs) attributed to antimicrobial-resistant (AMR) uropathogens are lacking.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of carbapenems and non-carbapenem antibiotics in the clinical outcomes of cUTIs caused by AMR uropathogens.
METHODS: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, databases, including MEDLINE/PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase and ClinicalTrials.gov, were searched. The study eligibility criteria were research articles conducted as randomised controlled trials that evaluated the composite outcomes of cUTIs. Participants were adult patients with cUTIs caused by gram-negative uropathogens resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. The intervention involved a non-carbapenem class of antimicrobial agents with in vitro activities against gram-negative uropathogens resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. Two independent researchers assessed the risk-of-bias using the second version of the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials. The treatment effects on each outcome were estimated as a risk ratio (RR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) using the random-effects model. Heterogeneity was assessed using the Cochrane Q-test and I2 statistics.
RESULTS: Through database searches, 955 articles were retrieved. After screening the titles and abstracts, 52 articles were screened in full text. Finally, 12 studies met the inclusion criteria. No significant differences in efficacy were observed between alternative antibiotics and carbapenems (composite outcome, RR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.63-1.49; I2 = 21%; low certainty of evidence).
CONCLUSIONS: Alternative antibiotics had clinical efficacy similar to that of carbapenems for treating patients with cUTI caused by gram-negative uropathogens resistant to third-generation cephalosporins.
OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to assess the efficacy of carbapenems and non-carbapenem antibiotics in the clinical outcomes of cUTIs caused by AMR uropathogens.
METHODS: In this systematic review and meta-analysis, databases, including MEDLINE/PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase and ClinicalTrials.gov, were searched. The study eligibility criteria were research articles conducted as randomised controlled trials that evaluated the composite outcomes of cUTIs. Participants were adult patients with cUTIs caused by gram-negative uropathogens resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. The intervention involved a non-carbapenem class of antimicrobial agents with in vitro activities against gram-negative uropathogens resistant to third-generation cephalosporins. Two independent researchers assessed the risk-of-bias using the second version of the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for randomised trials. The treatment effects on each outcome were estimated as a risk ratio (RR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI) using the random-effects model. Heterogeneity was assessed using the Cochrane Q-test and I2 statistics.
RESULTS: Through database searches, 955 articles were retrieved. After screening the titles and abstracts, 52 articles were screened in full text. Finally, 12 studies met the inclusion criteria. No significant differences in efficacy were observed between alternative antibiotics and carbapenems (composite outcome, RR, 0.96; 95% CI, 0.63-1.49; I2 = 21%; low certainty of evidence).
CONCLUSIONS: Alternative antibiotics had clinical efficacy similar to that of carbapenems for treating patients with cUTI caused by gram-negative uropathogens resistant to third-generation cephalosporins.
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