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Molecular epidemiology and risk factors for colistin- or tigecycline-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae bloodstream infection in critically ill patients during a 7-year period.
Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease - 1 Nov 2018
Papadimitriou-Olivgeris Matthaios, Bartzavali Christina, Spyropoulou Aikaterini, Lambropoulou Anastasia, Sioulas Nektarios, Vamvakopoulou Sophia, Karpetas Georgios, Spiliopoulou Iris, Vrettos Theofanis, Anastassiou Evangelos D, Fligou Fotini, Christofidou Myrto, Marangos Markos
Abstract excerpt
A matched 1:2 case-control study was conducted among critically ill patients in order to identify the risk factors of colistin or tigecycline-resistant carbapenemase-producing Klebsiella pneumoniae (ColR-Kp, TigR-Kp) bacteraemia. MIC to colistin and tigecycline were determined by Etest. From 224 bacteraemic patients, 46.4% and 29.5% were resistant to colistin and tigecycline, respectively. PCR revealed that 199...
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