Time to appropriate antibiotic therapy is a predictor of outcome in patients with bloodstream infection caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

Time to appropriate antibiotic therapy is a predictor of outcome in patients with bloodstream infection caused by KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae

Abstract Background Bloodstream infections (BSIs) by Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase (KPC)-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (Kp) are associated with high mortality. The aim of this study is to assess the relationship between time to administration of appropriate antibiotic therapy and the outcome...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Marco Falcone, Matteo Bassetti, Giusy Tiseo, Cesira Giordano, Elia Nencini, Alessandro Russo, Elena Graziano, Enrico Tagliaferri, Alessandro Leonildi, Simona Barnini, Alessio Farcomeni, Francesco Menichetti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-01-01
Series:Critical Care
Subjects:
Bloodstream infections
Bacteremia
Antibiotic resistance
Carbapenem-resistant
Carbapenemases
KPC
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-2742-9

Internet

https://doi.org/10.1186/s13054-020-2742-9

Similar Items