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Risk factors and outcomes associated with acquisition of colistin-resistant KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae: a matched case-control study.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 Jun 2010
Zarkotou Olympia, Pournaras Spyros, Voulgari Evangelia, Chrysos Georgios, Prekates Athanassios, Voutsinas Dionysios, Themeli-Digalaki Katerina, Tsakris Athanassios
Abstract excerpt
A matched 1:3 case-control study investigated factors predicting colistin-resistant versus colistin-susceptible KPC-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae acquisition and its impact on patient outcomes. Case patients were more often admitted from other institutions (P = 0.019) and had longer therapy with beta-lactam/beta-lactamase inhibitors (P = 0.002) and higher overall mortality (P = 0.05). All 52 study isolates were...
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