Effect of appropriate combination therapy on mortality of patients with bloodstream infections due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (INCREMENT): a retrospective cohort study

Gutierrez-Gutierrez, Belen; Salamanca, Elena; de Cueto, Marina; Hsueh, Po-Ren; Viale, Pierluigi; Ramon Pano-Pardo, Jose; Venditti, Mario; Tumbarello, Mario; Daikos, George; Canton, Rafael; Doi, Yohei; Tuon, Felipe; Karaiskos, Ilias; Perez-Nadales, Elena; Schwaber, Mitchell; AZAP, ÖZLEM; Souli, Maria; Roilides, Emmanuel; Pournaras, Spyros; AKOVA, MURAT; Perez, Federico; Bermejo, Joaquin; Oliver, Antonio; Almela, Manel; Lowman, Warren; Almirante, Benito; Bonomo, Robert; Carmeli, Yehuda; Paterson, David; Pascual, Alvaro; Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus

doi:10.1016/s1473-3099(17)30228-1

Effect of appropriate combination therapy on mortality of patients with bloodstream infections due to carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (INCREMENT): a retrospective cohort study

Gutierrez-Gutierrez B., Salamanca E., de Cueto M., Hsueh P., Viale P., Ramon Pano-Pardo J., ...More

LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES, vol.17, no.7, pp.726-734, 2017 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Publication Type: Article / Article
Volume: 17 Issue: 7
Publication Date: 2017
Doi Number: 10.1016/s1473-3099(17)30228-1
Journal Name: LANCET INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Page Numbers: pp.726-734
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background The best available treatment against carbapenemase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (CPE) is unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of appropriate therapy and of appropriate combination therapy on mortality of patients with bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to CPE.