Effect of cefepime dose on mortality of patients with Gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections: a prospective cohort study | Zendy

M. D. Alves | Zendy; Vanessa Bley Ribeiro | Zendy; Jardel Pereira Tessari | Zendy; F. Mattiello | Zendy; Giovana De Bacco | Zendy; Daniela Inocente Luz | Zendy; Fina Vieira | Zendy; Tainá F. Behle | Zendy; Alessandro C. Pasqualotto | Zendy; Alexandre Prehn Zavascki | Zendy

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Effect of cefepime dose on mortality of patients with Gram-negative bacterial bloodstream infections: a prospective cohort study

Author(s) -

M. D. Alves,

Vanessa Bley Ribeiro,

Jardel Pereira Tessari,

F. Mattiello,

Giovana De Bacco,

Daniela Inocente Luz,

Fina Vieira,

Tainá F. Behle,

Alessandro C. Pasqualotto,

Alexandre Prehn Zavascki

Publication year - 2014

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/dku001

Subject(s) - cefepime , bloodstream infection , medicine , gram , bacteremia , prospective cohort study , cohort , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , biology , antibiotic resistance , imipenem , genetics

There are controversies regarding the association of cefepime therapy with increased mortality among patients with infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria (GNB). We evaluated the effect of cefepime on the mortality of patients with GNB bloodstream infections (BSIs).

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