Failure of cefepime therapy in neutropenic patients with extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing Gram-negative bacteraemia

Int J Antimicrob Agents. 2009 Apr;33(4):384-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2008.10.003. Epub 2008 Dec 18.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy*
  • Cefepime
  • Cephalosporins / therapeutic use*
  • Female
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / enzymology*
  • Gram-Negative Bacteria / isolation & purification
  • Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / drug therapy*
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Neutropenia / complications*
  • Treatment Failure
  • Young Adult
  • beta-Lactamases / biosynthesis*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Cephalosporins
  • Cefepime
  • beta-Lactamases