Carbapenems versus alternative antibiotics for the treatment of bacteraemia due to Enterobacteriaceae producing extended-spectrum -lactamases: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Author(s) -
Konstantinos Z. Vardakas,
Giannoula S. Tansarli,
Petros I. Rafailidis,
Matthew E. Falagas
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dks301
Subject(s) - medicine , klebsiella pneumoniae , cephalosporin , antibiotics , meta analysis , enterobacteriaceae , comorbidity , relative risk , microbiology and biotechnology , surgery , biology , escherichia coli , confidence interval , biochemistry , gene
To study the comparative mortality associated with carbapenems and alternative antibiotics for the treatment of patients with extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-positive Enterobacteriaceae bacteraemia.
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