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 of patients with BSI due to KPC-Kp hospitalized in...
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2020 (v1)PublicationUploaded on: April 14, 2023
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2020 (v1)Publication
Limited data about New Delhi metallo-β-lactamase (NDM) bacteremia are available. Blood isolates from 40 patients with NDM bacteremia were studied for antibiotic susceptibility and whole-genomic sequencing. NDM bacteremia has high 30-day mortality. In most cases, aztreonam-avibactam is active in vitro. Ceftazidime-avibactam plus aztreonam may...
Uploaded on: April 14, 2023