Resistance problems vary greatly worldwide in intra-abdominal infections (IAIs) and are of serious concern in the Asia-Pacific region, Latin America and the Middle East.
A number of novel antibiotics, including ceftolozane/tazobactam, ceftazidime/avibactam, eravacycline and imipenem/relebactam, have completed clinical trials and were targeted at ESBL-producing and AmpC-producing pathogens.
New lipoglycopeptides and oxazolidinones provide options against resistant Gram-positive pathogens for treating healthcare-associated IAIs.