NEW HAVEN, Conn., May 31, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ:MLNT), a commercial-stage company discovering, developing and commercializing novel antibiotics to treat serious bacterial infections, today announced that 20 presentations are planned at the American Society for Microbiology’s annual ASM Microbe 2018 meeting from June 7-11, 2018 in Atlanta, GA.
Presentations of note include pharmacoeconomic analyses of Vabomere™ (meropenem and vaborbactam) and Orbactiv® (oritavancin), and analyses showing the rising incidence of Gram-negative pathogens in skin and skin structure infections (SSSIs) and the changes to empiric therapy that may be considered to improve outcomes.
In addition, Melinta will have multiple presentations on the potential of its experimental, pre-clinical pyrrolocytocines, including in the treatment of bio-threats such as Yersinia pestis (plague) and Bacillus anthracis (anthrax).
Poster and oral presentations for Melinta’s commercial and clinical-stage programs follow.
Baxdela:
- Poster 238 - A Multi-Site Study Comparing a Commercially Prepared Dried MIC Susceptibility System to the CLSI/ISO Broth Microdilution Method for FDA Approved Delafloxacin (Baxdela™) using Gram-Negative Non-Fastidious Organisms; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Oral Presentation (Session 313) - Molecular Properties Matter: The Chemical Features and Resultant Biol. Profile of Delafloxacin; June 9 from 3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Poster 209 - A Multi-Site Study Comparing a Commercially Prepared Dried MIC Susceptibility System to the CLSI Broth Microdilution Method for FDA Approved Delafloxacin (Baxdela™) using Fastidious Org; June 9 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- CPHM Late Breaking Poster LB2 - Delafloxacin: Activity against Fastidious Organisms Tested by EUCAST vs CLSI Methodology; June 10 from 12:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
- Poster 397 - In vitro Evaluation of Delafloxacin Activity When Tested against Contemporary Multidrug-Resistant Streptococcus pneumonia (2014-2017): Results from the SENTRY Antimicrobial Surveillance Program; June 10 from 12:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
ABSSSI Treatment Landscape
- Poster 415 - Microbiology of Culture-positive Skin and Skin Structure Infection Among Hospitalized Patients in the U.S., 2015-2017; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Poster 569 - Pathogen Type and Inappropriate Empiric Therapy (IET) in Culture-positive Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Among Hospitalized Patients in the U.S., 2015-2017; June 9 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Vabomere:
- Poster 233 - Comparative Evaluation of Meropenem/Vaborbactam Mic Determination with the New Etest® Mev and CLSI 2017 Broth Microdilution Method; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Poster 234 - Development of Meropenem-Vaborbactam MIC Assay for Gram Negative Bacteria on MicroScan Dried Gram-Negative MIC Panels; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Poster 240 - Multi-Site Evaluation of Meropenem/vaborbactam MIC Test Strip Compared to Broth Microdilution for Enterbacteriaceae and P. aeruginosa; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Poster 395 - Epidemiology and Outcomes of Carbanpenem Resistance among Patients with Hospital-Acquired and Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Oral Presentation (Session 205) - Predicting Carbapenem Resistance among Gram-Negative Pathogens in Complicated Urinary Tract Infections; June 9 from 11:40 a.m. – 11:50 a.m. (Will be presented as poster 705; June 10 from 12:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.)
- Poster 710 - Budget Impact and Cost-effectiveness of Meropenem-Vaborbactam (M-V) Compared with Ceftazidime-Avibactam (C-A) in U.S. Hospitals; June 10 from 12:45 p.m. – 2:45 p.m.
Orbactiv:
- Poster 688 - Admission Rate and Length of Stay for Skin Infection Patients in U.S. Hospitals; Use of Oritavancin is Associated with Lower Rates of Hospital Admission and Shorter Length of Stay; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Poster 689 - Economics of Treatment of Skin and Soft Tissue Infections (SSTI) in U.S. Hospitals; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Poster 452 - Current Assessment of Oritavancin Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Enterococcal Clinical Isolates; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
ESKAPE Pathogen Program:
- AAR Late Breaking Poster LB12 - Advanced Pyrrolocytosine Leads are Potent in vitro against Enterobacteriaceae Expressing the Plasmid-Mediated Colistin-Resistance Gene, mcr-1; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- AAR Late Breaking Poster LB14 - Advanced Pyrrolocytosine Leads are Potent in vitro against the Multiple Resistance Mechanisms Present in the CDC Enterobacteriaceae Carbapenemase Diversity Panel; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
- Poster 566 - Pyrrolocytosines: A Completely New Class of Antibiotics with Potent Efficacy against Biothreat Pathogens; June 8 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Solithromycin:
- Poster 549 - In vivo Activity of Solithromycin and Levofloxacin against a Murine Pneumonia Mixed-Infection Model Caused by Streptococcus Pneumoniae and Anaerobic Bacteria; June 9 from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
About Melinta Therapeutics
Melinta Therapeutics, Inc. is the largest pure-play antibiotics company, dedicated to saving lives threatened by the global public health crisis of bacterial infections through the development and commercialization of novel antibiotics that provide new therapeutic solutions. Its four marketed products include Baxdela™ (delafloxacin), Vabomere™ (meropenem and vaborbactam), Orbactiv® (oritavancin) and Minocin® (minocycline) for Injection. It also has an extensive pipeline of preclinical and clinical-stage products representing many important classes of antibiotics, each targeted at a different segment of the anti-infective market. Together, this portfolio provides Melinta with the unique ability to provide providers and patients with a range of solutions that can meet the tremendous need for novel antibiotics treating serious infections. Visit www.melinta.com for more information.
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