Outcome of carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infections. Ben-David, D., Kordevani, R., Keller, N., Tal, I., Marzel, A., Gal-Mor, O., Maor, Y., & Rahav, G. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 18:54–60, 2012.
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections on mortality. During the study period 42, 68 and 120 patients were identified with carbapenem-resistant, extended-spectrum b-lactamase producers (ESBL) and susceptible K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections, respectively. Patients with carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae had higher rates of prior antimicrobial exposure, other nosocomial infections, and use of invasive devices. Infection-related mortality was 48% for carba-penem-resistant, 22% for ESBL producers and 17% for susceptible K. pneumoniae. Independent risk factors for infection-related mortality were Pitt bacteraemia score, Charlson score and carbapenem resistance.
@article{ben-david_outcome_2012,
	title = {Outcome of carbapenem resistant {Klebsiella} pneumoniae bloodstream infections},
	volume = {18},
	doi = {10.1111/j.1469-0691.2011.03478.x},
	abstract = {The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections on mortality. During the study period 42, 68 and 120 patients were identified with carbapenem-resistant, extended-spectrum b-lactamase producers (ESBL) and susceptible K. pneumoniae bloodstream infections, respectively. Patients with carbapenem-resistant K. pneumoniae had higher rates of prior antimicrobial exposure, other nosocomial infections, and use of invasive devices. Infection-related mortality was 48\% for carba-penem-resistant, 22\% for ESBL producers and 17\% for susceptible K. pneumoniae. Independent risk factors for infection-related mortality were Pitt bacteraemia score, Charlson score and carbapenem resistance.},
	journal = {Clinical Microbiology and Infection},
	author = {Ben-David, D. and Kordevani, R. and Keller, N. and Tal, I. and Marzel, A. and Gal-Mor, O. and Maor, Y. and Rahav, G.},
	year = {2012},
	pages = {54--60},
}

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