Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: importance of inadequate initial antimicrobial treatment.

M, Tumbarello; M, Sanguinetti; E, Montuori; EM, Trecarichi; B, Posteraro; B, Fiori; R, Citton; T, D'Inzeo; G, Fadda; R, Cauda; T, Spanu

doi:10.1128/aac.01509-06

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Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: importance of inadequate initial antimicrobial treatment.

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Tumbarello M

Sanguinetti M

Montuori E

Abstract

Bloodstream infections (BSI) caused by extended-spectrum beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing organisms markedly increase the rates of treatment failure and death. We conducted a retrospective cohort analysis to identify risk factors for mortality in adult in-patients with BSI caused by ESBL-producing En...

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