Ertapenem for the treatment of bloodstream infections due to ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae: a multinational pre-registered cohort study


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Gutierrez-Gutierrez B., Bonomo R. A., Carmeli Y., Paterson D. L., Almirante B., Martinez-Martinez L., ...More

JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY, vol.71, no.6, pp.1672-1680, 2016 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 71 Issue: 6
  • Publication Date: 2016
  • Doi Number: 10.1093/jac/dkv502
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL CHEMOTHERAPY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1672-1680
  • Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: Data about the efficacy of ertapenem for the treatment of bloodstream infections (BSI) due to ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) are Limited. We compared the clinical efficacy of ertapenem and other carbapenems in monomicrobial BSI due to ESBL-E.