Colistin-resistant Enterobacteriaceae bacteraemia: real-life challenges and options

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2016 Feb;22(2):e9-e10. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2015.10.005. Epub 2015 Oct 23.
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Keywords: Carbapenems; Klebsiella pneumoniae; Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemases; meropenem; polymyxin; sepsis; tigecycline.

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Bacteremia / drug therapy*
  • Bacteremia / microbiology
  • Bacteremia / mortality
  • Colistin / therapeutic use*
  • Drug Resistance, Bacterial*
  • Enterobacteriaceae / classification
  • Enterobacteriaceae / genetics
  • Enterobacteriaceae / isolation & purification*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / drug therapy*
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / microbiology
  • Enterobacteriaceae Infections / mortality
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Practice Guidelines as Topic
  • Tertiary Care Centers

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Colistin