ASTRAZENECA ANNOUNCES POSITIVE TOP-LINE RESULTS FROM THE PHASE III PROGRAMME OF CAZ-AVI IN PATIENTS WITH COMPLICATED INTRA-ABDOMINAL INFECTIONS (cIAI)
CAZ-AVI treated patients with cIAI as effectively as meropenem CAZ-AVI also treated cIAI patients infected with ceftazidime-resistant bacteria as effectively as meropenemAstraZeneca today announced positive top-line results from RECLAIM-1 and RECLAIM-2, the pivotal Phase III studies investigating the potential of the antibiotic ceftazidime-avibactam (CAZ-AVI) as a treatment for hospitalised adult patients with complicated intra-abdominal infections. CAZ-AVI consists of a cephalosporin (ceftazidime), an established treatment for serious bacterial infections, and a next generation non-