Fluoroquinolone therapy for bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Escherichia coli and Klebsiella pneumoniae

Background/Purpose: For extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae infections, carbapenems are recommended as first line therapy, and clinical data on the therapeutic efficacy of fluoroquinolones (FQs) is limited. This study compares the efficacy of FQs and carbapenems for...

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Main Authors: Ching-Lung Lo, Ching-Chi Lee, Chia-Wen Li, Ming-Chi Li, Po-Ren Hsueh, Nan-Yao Lee, Wen-Chien Ko
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S168411821500835X