There are scarce data on the efficacy of ertapenem in the treatment of bacteremia due to extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacterales (ESBL-E) in kidney transplant (KT) recipients. We evaluated the association between treatment with ertapenem or meropenem and clinical cure in KT recipients with nonsevere bacteremic urinary...
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October 24, 2022 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: December 4, 2022
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February 9, 2024 (v1)Publication
Background Data on risk factors for carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales (CRE) with wider applicability are needed to inform preventive measures and efficient design of randomised trials. Methods An international matched case-control-control study was performed in 50 hospitals with high CRE incidence from March 2016 to November 2018 to...
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September 28, 2023 (v1)Publication
Antibiotic stewardship programs (ASP) have already demonstrated clinical benefits. We aimed to describe the Point Prevalence Surveys (PPS) methodology implemented in our hospital as an efficient tool to guide ASP strategies. Annually repeated PPS were conducted from 2012 to 2019 at a 750- bed university hospital in South Spain. Key quality...
Uploaded on: October 11, 2023