Universal high-dose meropenem for antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative infections: evidence or overreach?

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Title: Universal high-dose meropenem for antimicrobial-resistant Gram-negative infections: evidence or overreach?
Authors: Cabanilla MG; Division of Infectious Diseases, The University of New Mexico Health Sciences Center, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA cabanillam@salud.unm.edu.; Department of Pharmacy, The University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA., Ghanem B; Department of Pharmacy, King Abdulaziz Medical City - Jeddah, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia., Jegorović B; Clinic for Infectious and Tropical Diseases 'Prof. dr Kosta Todorović', University Clinical Center of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia.; Medical Faculty, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia., Lee TC; Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada., Chahine EB; Department of Pharmacy Practice and Administration, Palm Beach Atlantic University - Lloyd L Gregory School of Pharmacy, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA., Anderson DT; Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia, USA., Salgado NK; Division of Pharmacy Practice, Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Long Island University, Brookville, New York, USA.; Department of Pharmacy, Staten Island University Hospital, New York, New York, USA., Eudy J; Department of Pharmacy, Wellstar MCG Health, Augusta, Georgia, USA., Singh HK; Division of Infectious Diseases, Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, New York, USA., Muyidi AA; Infectious Diseases and Immunology Laboratory, Abha Maternity and Children Hospital (AMPH), Aseer Central Hospital, Abha, Saudi Arabia., Astorri R; Department of Medicine and Surgery, LUM 'Giuseppe Degennaro' University, Casamassima, Bari, Italy., Maraolo AE; Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, University of Naples Federico II, Naples, Italy., Antolí Royo AC; Department of Internal Medicine, Complejo Asistencial de Ávila, Ávila‎, Spain., Mena Lora AJ; Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA., Pimentel BV; Department of Internal Medicine, Emergency Department, Hospital da Luz Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.; Catholic University of Portugal Católica Medical School, Lisbon, Portugal., Spellberg B; Hospital Administration, Los Angeles General Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA.; Department of Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Source: European journal of hospital pharmacy : science and practice [Eur J Hosp Pharm] 2026 May 14. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 14.
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