| Literature DB >> 23155147 |
Francesco Sbrana1, Paolo Malacarne, Bruno Viaggi, Sergio Costanzo, Piero Leonetti, Alessandro Leonildi, Beatrice Casini, Carlo Tascini, Francesco Menichetti.
Abstract
A carbapenem-sparing regimen of tigecycline plus gentamicin or colistin was effective for treating 24 of 26 (92%) Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae infectious episodes in 22 polytrauma intensive care unit patients without comorbidities. The 30-day crude mortality rate was 14%. Regimens were considered appropriate in 12% of episodes according to the Vitek 2 System and in 100% based on E-test.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23155147 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cis969
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079