CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.65, sa.10, ss.1615-1623, 2017 (SCI-Expanded)
Background. There is little information about the efficacy of active alternative drugs to carbapenems except beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitors for the treatment of bloodstream infections (BSIs) due to extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E). The objective of this study was to assess the outcomes of patients with BSI due to ESBL-E who received empiric therapy with such drugs (other active drugs [OADs]) or carbapenems.