Systematic review and meta-analysis of mortality of patients infected with carbapenem-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae

Abstract Purpose Carbapenem resistant K. pneumoniae (CRKP) has aroused widespread attention owing to its very limited therapeutic options, and this strain has increased rapidly in recent years. Although it is accepted that drug resistance is associated with increased mortality in general, but some o...

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Main Authors: Liangfei Xu, Xiaoxi Sun, Xiaoling Ma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-03-01
Series:Annals of Clinical Microbiology and Antimicrobials
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12941-017-0191-3