TitleIncreased 30-Day Mortality Associated With Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae in Children.
Year of Publication2018
AuthorNumber of Pagesofy222
Date Published2018 Oct
ISSN Number2328-8957
Abstract<p>In this multicenter study, we identified an increased risk of 30-day mortality among hospitalized children with carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) isolated from clinical cultures compared with those with carbapenem-susceptible Enterobacteriaceae. We additionally report significant variation in antibiotic treatment for children with CRE infections with infrequent use of combination therapy.</p> DOI10.1093/ofid/ofy222
Alternate TitleOpen Forum Infect Dis
PMID30338267
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