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

Gutierrez-Gutierrez, Belen; Bonomo, Robert; Carmeli, Yehuda; Paterson, David; Almirante, Benito; Martinez-Martinez, Luis; Oliver, Antonio; Calbo, Esther; Pena, Carmen; AKOVA, MURAT; Pitout, Johann; Origuen, Julia; Pintado, Vicente; Garcia-Vazquez, Elisa; Gasch, Oriol; Hamprecht, Axel; Prim, Nuria; Tumbarello, Mario; Bou, German; Viale, Pierluigi; Tacconelli, Evelina; Almela, Manel; Perez, Federico; Giamarellou, Helen; Miguel Cisneros, Jose; Schwaber, Mitchell; Venditti, Mario; Lowman, Warren; Bermejo, Joaquin; Hsueh, Po-Ren; Mora-Rillo, Marta; Gracia-Ahulfinger, Irene; Pascual, Alvaro; Rodriguez-Bano, Jesus

doi:10.1093/jac/dkv502

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

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, Scopus)

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
Open Archive Collection: AVESIS Open Access Collection
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.