Risks of Infection and Mortality Among Patients Colonized With Klebsiella pneumoniae Carbapenemase–Producing K. pneumoniae: Validation of Scores and Proposal for Management
Author(s) -
Ángela Cano,
Belén GutiérrezGutiérrez,
Isabel Machuca,
Irene Gracia-Ahufinger,
Elena PérezNadales,
Manuel Causse,
Juan José Castón,
Julia Guzmán-Puche,
Julián Torre-Giménez,
Lara Kindelán,
Luis MartínezMartínez,
Jesús RodríguezBaño,
Julián TorreCisneros
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
clinical infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1537-6591
pISSN - 1058-4838
DOI - 10.1093/cid/cix991
Subject(s) - klebsiella pneumoniae , medicine , klebsiella infections , microbiology and biotechnology , intensive care medicine , escherichia coli , biology , gene , biochemistry
The management and indication of empiric treatment in Klebsiella pneumoniae carbapenemase-producing K. pneumoniae (KPC-Kp)-colonized patients should be improved.
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