Reduced Incidence of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections in Cardiac Surgery Patients after Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Project

Reduced Incidence of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae Infections in Cardiac Surgery Patients after Implementation of an Antimicrobial Stewardship Project

Infections due to carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-Kp) are associated with increased mortality in cardiac surgery patients. In this short communication, we report on the changes in the incidence of CR-Kp colonization and CR-Kp infection in cardiac surgery patients from 2014 to 2018 in...

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Main Authors: Daniele Roberto Giacobbe, Antonio Salsano, Filippo Del Puente, Francesco Campanini, Giovanni Mariscalco, Anna Marchese, Claudio Viscoli, Francesco Santini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2019-08-01
Series:Antibiotics
Subjects:
Klebsiella
stewardship
postoperative infections
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2079-6382/8/3/132

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