Predictors of mortality in patients with bloodstream infections caused by extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase-producing Enterobacteriaceae: importance of inadequate initial antimicrobial treatment.

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Published in Antimicrob Agents Chemother on March 26, 2007

Authors

Mario Tumbarello1, Maurizio Sanguinetti, Eva Montuori, Enrico M Trecarichi, Brunella Posteraro, Barbara Fiori, Rita Citton, Tiziana D'Inzeo, Giovanni Fadda, Roberto Cauda, Teresa Spanu

Author Affiliations

1: Istituto Malattie Infettive, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Largo A. Gemelli 8, 00168 Rome, Italy. tumbarello@rm.unicatt.it

Associated clinical trials:

Risk-factors for Multidrug-resistant Bacteria Colonization Among Patients at High Risk of STIs (BMR-IST) | NCT03767374

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