Clinical efficacy of ceftazidime/avibactam versus other active agents for the treatment of bacteremia due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae in hematologic patients

Objectives: The primary objective was to describe clinical features, treatment and outcomes in patients with carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) bacteremia. Additionally, patients treated with ceftazidime/avibactam (study group) were compared to the rest of the patients (comparator grou...

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Main Authors: Juan J. Castón, Isabel Lacort-Peralta, Pilar Martín-Dávila, Belén Loeches, Salvador Tabares, Liz Temkin, Julián Torre-Cisneros, José R. Paño-Pardo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-06-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971217301066